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King Lear'S "Poor, Bare, Forked Animal" And The Cross, Paul J. Stapleton
King Lear'S "Poor, Bare, Forked Animal" And The Cross, Paul J. Stapleton
Quidditas
In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear describes the “unaccommodated man” as a “poor, bare, forked animal.” Lear’s comments are ostensibly about Edgar disguised as Poor Tom, but critics have detected in the passage a more general expression about human nature. The term “forked” is regularly glossed as “two-legged,” but there are philological problems with this reading. This paper, therefore, takes into consideration an alternate meaning for “forked” based on sixteenth-century usages that relate the noun “fork” to instruments of torture. The paper discusses the depiction of the cross as a “fork” (Latin – furca) in the antiquarian Justus Lipsius’s …
Book Review: Early History Of The Southwest Through The Eyes Of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries, Charles R. Gallagher, S.J.
Book Review: Early History Of The Southwest Through The Eyes Of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries, Charles R. Gallagher, S.J.
Swiss American Historical Society Review
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The Oak And The Banyan: The "Glocalization" Of Mormon Studies, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye
The Oak And The Banyan: The "Glocalization" Of Mormon Studies, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye
Mormon Studies Review
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Latin America And Liberation Theology, Dong Sull Choi
Latin America And Liberation Theology, Dong Sull Choi
Comparative Civilizations Review
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Reflections On Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels Truman G. Madsen, Ed., Scott Kenney
Reflections On Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels Truman G. Madsen, Ed., Scott Kenney
BYU Studies
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