René Girard's Shakespeare Analysis Published in Artpress
Artpress magazine's January 1991 issue features a review of René Girard's book 'Shakespeare, les feux de l'envie.' The work examines eighteen plays, plus 'The Rape of Lucrece,' the Sonnets, and Stephen Dedalus's lecture from 'Ulysses.' Girard argues that Shakespeare's oeuvre illustrates the progressive destruction of all human order, which he terms the 'paradox of degree'—the crisis of hierarchy and instability.
Key facts
- René Girard authored 'Shakespeare, les feux de l'envie'.
- The book covers eighteen Shakespeare plays.
- Also includes 'The Rape of Lucrece' and the Sonnets.
- References Stephen Dedalus's lecture from 'Ulysses'.
- Girard introduces the concept 'paradox of degree'.
- The paradox describes the crisis of hierarchy and order.
- Artpress published the review in January 1991.
- The review appeared in issue 152 of Artpress.
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Artists
- René Girard
- William Shakespeare
- Stephen Dedalus
Institutions
- Artpress
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