Blason as a Means of Self-justification in John Ford’s ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore  

作　　者：刘宜珂 

机构地区：[1]Department of Foreign Languages, Yunnan University

出　　处：《海外英语》2019年第13期202-203,共2页Overseas English

摘　　要：The form of blason in John Ford's'Tis Pity She's a Whore provides a venue for its protagonist,Giovanni,not only to voice his socially-prohibited longings for incestuous love but also to normalise his amoral and murderous rhetoric.Changes in its contents and styles reflect the changes in its user's attitude towards social and cultural restrictions.The anachronism of the form of blason in the historical context of the play's performance also corresponds with Giovanni's refusal to comply with contemporary social and moral codes.His insistence on employing this mode of speech can be interpreted as a means of self-justification in his struggle between the external cultural norms and his internal call of nature.The form of blason in John Ford’s ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore provides a venue for its protagonist, Giovanni, not only to voicehis socially-prohibited longings for incestuous love but also to normalise his amoral and murderous rhetoric. Changes in its con-tents and styles reflect the changes in its user’s attitude towards social and cultural restrictions. The anachronism of the form of bla-son in the historical context of the play’s performance also corresponds with Giovanni’s refusal to comply with contemporary socialand moral codes. His insistence on employing this mode of speech can be interpreted as a means of self-justification in his strugglebetween the external cultural norms and his internal call of nature.

关 键 词：BRITISH RENAISSANCE DRAMA John FORD blason 'Tis PITY She's a Whore rhetorics 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]