JOURNAL ARTICLE

Lyric, lovers, and limitlessness: Shakespeare's quarrel with time in Sonnet 55.

  • Published In: Moreana, 2024, v. 61, n. 1. P. 64 1 of 3

  • Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bălan, Andreea Norica 3 of 3

Abstract

As a genre, lyric remains difficult to define. Paul Celan perhaps best summarizes its meaning by referring to an encounter that lyric effects. In Sonnet 55, Shakespeare tests the limits of lyric against the most powerful of forces—time—showing that it can withstand its assaults better than stone monuments can preserve the king's image. Shakespeare takes it one step further, however, hinting at the resurrective power of lyric and at the possibility of lyric's lasting into eternity. Ultimately, Shakespeare succeeds in giving us an image of lyric as fostering human culture, birthing lovers and civilizations and outlasting both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Moreana. 2024/06, Vol. 61, Issue 1, p64
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0047-8105
  • DOI:10.3366/more.2024.0158
  • Accession Number:177486877
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