Othelloand the Political Theology of Jealousy
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This essay revisits Othello’s jealousy to detail the politico-theological significance of this dramatic affect. In Hebrew Bible, maintains a covenant between God and holy nation. When Pauline teaching defines marriage as an index Christ’s love, redefinition promises replace exclusivity with supposedly universal truth. Yet persists reveal clash individual realities corporate truths. Jealousy performs by underscoring fictive nature identification husband Christ. Before The Winter’s Tale relates problems hereditary monarchy, Othello locates them within republic. Venetian state sidesteps effects tragedy because its perpetuation exists at remove from marriage. for reason, it cannot assist in occupying fictions Christian shows us how meaning can be communicated artistically, way that thwarts any interpretation real forward-looking trajectory power. concludes arguing helps pinpoint deficiencies Carl Schmitt’s reading Hamlet—and, more generally, Schmitt conscribes power Shakespearean his tendentious view political history. [E.S.]
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: English Literary Renaissance
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0013-8312', '1475-6757']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/711603