'Take up the bastard': Acknowledgement and Exposure in The Winter's Tale.

Autor:	Roberts, P B
Předmět:	EARLY modern English drama -- History & criticism ABANDONED children in literature RITUAL in literature FATHER-child relationship in literature FOLKLORE
Zdroj:	Notes & Queries; Dec2018, Vol. 65 Issue 4, p546-549, 4p
Abstrakt:	The article presents a criticism of the English play "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare. It mentions the scene where Leontes ritually refuses to acknowledge his child by picking it up and its subsequent exposure, how the scene draws on Roman folklore, and the history of the ritual.
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