Synge's “rich intensity” and its affinity with Keats
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12302373 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Li Ou (0000-0002-7743-5649), Ou Li (0000-0001-5066-5666, Chinese University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 444-460 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-0882 • E-ISSN: 1469-9303 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09670882.2013.835214 |
| OpenAlex | W2011627225 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper re-evaluates J.M. Synge's connection with Romanticism by exploring his affinities with John Keats. It examines Synge's three plays, The Shadow of the Glen, The Playboy of the Western World, and Deirdre of the Sorrows, to suggest their strong parallels with Keats in both specific poems such as “The Eve of St. Agnes” and “Lamia” and in some central concerns, including the ambivalent attitude towards the tension between reality and fancy and the paradoxical stance on mortality. Both writers exemplify a kind of self-dividedness towards the opposing sides of contrarieties which gives rise to a “rich intensity” of their works. Their affinities call our attention to the tensions within Romanticism and the often-ignored current of scepticism running from Romanticism to post-Romanticism
Ambivalence · Art · Literature · Parallels · Poetry · Psychoanalysis · Romanticism · Shadow (psychology · Skepticism · Theology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Irish and British Studies · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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