Chiastic designs in English literature from Sidney to Shakespeare / William E. Engel.

Contents Introduction : speaking of chiasmus -- Pattern recognition -- Memory patterns and patterns of memory -- Recovering the aesthetic of chiasmus -- Learning justice and practicing penance : Phlegyas and David -- Echoes in the underworld -- Sanctifying the memory arts -- Echo in Arcadia : Sidney's legacy -- The place of the eclogues -- The Arcadian arts of memory -- Mirror and allegory : Spenser's calling -- Unfinished books and double "scrines" -- Memorial edifices and "iust memorie" -- Extreme dramatic symmetry : Shakespearean triads -- The triumph of Diana -- Chiasmus early and late -- Conclusion : chiastic echoes -- The chiastic aesthetic recovered -- Patterns of memory and memory patterns -- Recognized patterns.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [141]-151) and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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