Open AccessThe black and the beautiful: from the Song of Songs to Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Author(s) -
David L. Swartz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
translation matters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2184-4585
DOI - 10.21747/21844585/tm2_1a6
Subject(s) - sonnet , art , literature , poetry
This paper discusses Shakespeare’s aesthetics of blackness as a radical interpretation and response to a disputed translation of the fifth verse from the Song of Songs, casting light on the Renaissance transition from negative theology to negative capability.
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