<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale features a pattern of violent rebellion that only just fails to happen. Such moments of near-rebellion, best interpreted through the play’s master trope of the moving statue, constitute an exploration of the causes of political rebellion and how best to avert it. Thanks to the close integration of its romance aesthetics and political realism, The Winter’s Tale can be read as a “Mirror for Kings”.</p></abstract>

Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale features a pattern of violent rebellion that only just fails to happen. Such moments of near-rebellion, best interpreted through the play’s master trope of the moving statue, constitute an exploration of the causes of political rebellion and how best to avert it. Thanks to the close integration of its romance aesthetics and political realism, The Winter’s Tale can be read as a “Mirror for Kings”.

IMAGINED REBELLION: WHAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER'S TALE

University of Burgundy, Dijon, France Maison de l’université Esplanade Erasme - 21000 Dijon, France

Gender Studies

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Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale features a pattern of violent rebellion that only just fails to happen. Such moments of near-rebellion, best interpreted...

IMAGINED REBELLION: WHAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE WINTER'S TALE

Published Online: Feb 14, 2014

Page range: 52 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2013-0004

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