Sidneys Defense pp 10441083 Focus on The Poet as Prophet and Creator Definition and Classification of Poetry Poetry vs Philosophy and History Answers to the Charges against Poetry Posted on syllabus ID: 279985
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Update
Sidney’s Defense: pp. 1044-1083.
Focus on: The Poet as Prophet and Creator; Definition and Classification of Poetry; Poetry vs. Philosophy and History; Answers to the Charges against Poetry;
Posted on syllabus
on websiteSlide2
Book II
Guyon—Knight of Temperance
Temperance as Moderation
OED:
“
practice or habit of restraining oneself in provocation, passion, desire etc. Rational self-restraint
Accompanied by Palmer--ReasonSlide3
The Bower of Bliss
Location in an artificial Garden (st. 42)
Enclosed, but how: st. 43
Genius and the Self (st. 47)
Sexual Temptation
Acrasia in the BowerSlide4
Guyon
Reactions
St. 55
St. 66
Guidance from the Palmer (69)Slide5
Acrasia
Her name means
“
intemperance
”’
Allegory: temperance conquers intemperance
Witch with her lover (st. 72)
Temptress who turns men into beasts (Circe)
Sensual temptation (st. 77)
Loss of masculine strength (st. 80)Slide6
Bower destroyed
Guyon
’
s destruction of the Bower 83Slide7
Possible contexts
New World
Ireland
The Elizabethan court itselfSlide8
English Drama
Medieval Drama
Cycle plays/Mystery plays/Corpus Christi plays
Morality playsSlide9
English Drama
Sixteenth-Century Dramatic Forms
The Professional Stage
(A-49) A
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80 in 8
th
edSlide10
Christopher MarloweSlide11
Dr. Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
The
Overreacher
Marlowe’s Mighty
Line
Blank verse= unrhymed iambic pentameterSlide12
The Faustus Theme
Set in Wittenberg
Historie
u. Geschichte
Dr
Johannis
Faustus
Goethe
Modern Adaptations….Slide13
Dr. Faustus
Parodic Structure
Where else have we seen parodic inversion?Slide14
Dr. Faustus
Prologue—Icarus
Prologue, line 15 ff.
Overreacher
Foreshadowing of Faustus storySlide15
Act I
Faustus not content with his achievements
Lines 10-11; 20-24
Drawn to black magic Line 49 ffSlide16
Dr. Faustus
Faustus’ desires and expectations—turning things upside-down
Divinity should be highest Act I, line 37 ff
It becomes lowest Line 106 ff
Good Angel/Bad Angel—form of allegory
Line I.1.70 ff
Medieval influence 7 Deadly Sins Sc. 5.278Slide17
Scene 1
Faustus dreams of power
Colonizing the demon/spirit world Lines78-97
Lines 119 ffSlide18
Scene 3
Faustus conjures
Anti-Catholic (line 25)
Further example: Scene 7 (Pope)
He is curious
Mephastophilis tells him of the nature of hell:
Line 76 ffSlide19
Scene 3
Faustus expects great power for his bargain
Lines 102 ff. Slide20
Faustus
What is the nature of hell?
What does he get—is he already there?
See Scene 5, line 115 ff; line 135Slide21
Can Faustus be saved?
Scene 5, line 194 ff. He believes he cannot repentSlide22
Comic Scenes
Parodic
Carnival
What is the purpose of carnival?
“safety valve”?
Stressing an essential humanity?
Mixture of poetry and proseSlide23
Parodic pairings/Downward Spiral
Scenes 3 and 4 (Faustus conjures/Wagner conjures)
Scenes 5 and 6 (Faustus pledges/Robin and Rafe conjure)
Scenes 7 and 8 (F tricks Pope/ Robin and Rafe call Mephastophilis)
Scenes 9 and 10 (Faustus is in both scenes!)Slide24
Parodic Pairing
Some claim this is a later interpolation
But let’s compare to Simpson’s parody
It’s ridiculous to sell your soul for a donut, but what does Faustus really get for his bargain?
Scene 4, line 8—does Faustus really get more than these low characters?Slide25
Faustus and Tragedy
Tragedy
Tragic Flaws
Christian or Subversive Tragedy?Slide26
The Old Man
(Sc. 12)
Who is he?
Can we relate him to the Pardoner’s Tale?Slide27
The two versions of Faustus
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