“‘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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Main Author: Mickaël Popelard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte" 2013-01-01
Series:Sillages Critiques
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/2622