'Turn, Verse, Trope'
Turns in talk structure conversation and its imitation in writing, especially drama. They also structure thinking and the imitation of thinking in poetry. Taking a sestina by Sir Philip Sidney as proof text, this paper will explore the ways in which the dynamics of turn-taking, in shared and inner speech, interact both with the formal properties of poetry and with the turn of figuration.
Date: 27 May 2022, 17:15 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2022)
Venue: University College, High Street OX1 4BH
Venue Details: 10 Merton Street Lecture Room, University College (access from Logic Lane)
Speaker: Professor Jeff Dolven (Princeton)
Organisers: Dr Katie Murphy, Prof Lorna Hutson
Part of: Early Modern English Literature Seminar
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Katy Terry