“‘I will open my lips in vain’ (3.1.192): l’échec rhétorique dans Measure for Measure”
Unlike other plays like King John, Richard III or most of the comedies, in which language is often presented as a powerful instrument of persuasion, Measure for Measure is a play that stages a number of ’’rhetorical failures’’. Though Isabella is said to master the art of speaking, she does not succ...
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Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"
2013-01-01
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Series: | Sillages Critiques |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/2622 |