"Monumental Mockery": Humanist Subversion of the Heroic Ideal in Erasmus and Shakespeare
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| Author | : Katherine Lacy Jones |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0549067000 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780549067009 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis "Monumental Mockery": Humanist Subversion of the Heroic Ideal in Erasmus and Shakespeare by : Katherine Lacy Jones
Book excerpt: Chapter 3 looks at the ways Shakespeare dismantles the heroic appeal of the Iliad in Troilus and Cressida. I argue that Shakespeare satirizes the neoclassical and medieval modes of warfare the heroes appear to represent, subverts aspects of Chapman's translation of the Iliad, and makes Thersites a significant voice of social criticism.
