“Jewels in crystal for some prince to buy”: Praising Eyes in Love’s Labour’s Lost

Although a number of more or less recent studies of Love’s Labour’s Lost have documented the optical dimension of vision and light-related metaphors in the play, little has been said about how visual perception also relates to a network of economic transactions. The present article explores the ways...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Dulac, Anne-Valérie
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Γλώσσα:Anglais
Έκδοση: Actes des congrès de la Société française Shakespeare 2015
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Περίληψη:Although a number of more or less recent studies of Love’s Labour’s Lost have documented the optical dimension of vision and light-related metaphors in the play, little has been said about how visual perception also relates to a network of economic transactions. The present article explores the ways in which the economy of vision in Love’s Labour’s Lost gives rise to a paradoxical vision of economy.