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Browning's `My Last Duchess': Paragon and parergon.

Authors:

Dupras, Joseph A.

Source:

Papers on Language & Literature. Winter96, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p3. 18p.

Document Type:

Poetry Review

Subject Terms:

*PAINTING in literature
*VOICE in literature
*WOMEN in literature

Reviews & Products:

MY Last Duchess (Poem : Browning)

People:

BROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889

Abstract:

The article discusses the poem "My Last Duchess" by the English poet Robert Browning, with particular focus given to the centrality of painting and image in the poem, its exploration of subject and object, and the place of women in the poem. Browning's use of voice and various speakers in the poem is also touched on.

Full Text Word Count:

6027

ISSN:

0031-1294

Accession Number:

9603010888

Database:

Academic Search Complete

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Citation metadata

NOBLESSE OBLIGE: THE ACT OF RHETORIC IN 'MY LAST DUCHESS.

Language:

English

Source:

Journal of Browning Studies; Jun2011, Issue 2, p32-43, 12p

Document Type:

Literary Criticism

Publication Information:

Browning Society

Subject Terms:

MY Last Duchess (Poem : Browning)
BROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889
RHETORIC in literature
STRUCTURALISM (Literary analysis)
HERMENEUTICS
DIFFERENCE (Philosophy)

Abstract:

The author discusses the poem "My Last Duchess," by Robert Browning. The author analyses the rhetoric, language, and the use of post-structuralism theory that introduced concepts such as difference, decentredness and dissemination into critical discourse. It also states that language has became more prominent in Browning studies and also discusses that linguistic and cultural conventions sets itself against the arguments of earlier interpretations.

Document Information:

Essay last updated: 20111222

ISSN:

2043765X

Accession Number:

69878253

Database:

Literary Reference Center Plus

JOURNAL ARTICLE

PMLA

Vol. 94, No. 2 (Mar., 1979), pp. 286-299 (14 pages)

Published by: Modern Language Association

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DOI: 10.2307/461892

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