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Tracing Shakespeare’S Sea-Change: From The Tempest To The New York Times, Joshua L. Comer
Tracing Shakespeare’S Sea-Change: From The Tempest To The New York Times, Joshua L. Comer
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An historical approach to the changing use of a Shakespearean phase, like “sea- change,” offers a case study in the long-standing power and evolving meaning of Shakespeare’s language. While all sea-changes today are not so major as those of which Ariel sang in The Tempest, the rich language of Ariel’s song has acquired a significant place in the history of American journalism.