Clayton G. MacKenzie Livres

Engagement with death in Shakespeare's era was deeply woven into daily life, contrasting sharply with modern views. This exploration reveals how the rituals surrounding mortality influenced Shakespeare's writing and theatrical presentation. By examining the interplay between his works and contemporary memento mori and funeral imagery, the book combines cultural studies with semiotic analysis. It offers insights into the historical context of Elizabethan signs, aiming to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare's theatrical designs for scholars and students alike.

The tensile, even contradictory, qualities of Donne's writing may have reflected as much the ambiguous texture of the artistic society around him as they did the tumult of his own psyche. This book explores the correspondences between the iconic and emblematic currents of the age and Donne's poetry and prose. Through close readings of Elizabethan, Jacobean and Carolean signs and sign systems, coupled with a cogent attention to historical context, Clayton G.