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題名 Helen Maria Williams’s Arts of the Future
作者 Sigler, David
貢獻者 文山評論:文學與文化
關鍵詞 Helen Maria Williams; French Revolution; colonialism; futurity; verbal sketch; metaphor and simile
日期 2023-12
上傳時間 5-Jan-2024 10:31:16 (UTC+8)
摘要 This article examines several cross-cultural texts by the late-eighteenth century British writer Helen Maria Williams, to identify Williams’s strategies for political rhetoric in international contexts. Williams tends to use aesthetic metaphors, such as sketching or harp-playing, as a way of seizing the contingency of the moment and making possible a way of thinking about current events from the “future.” The example texts are the 1790 first volume of her Letters Written in France, where Williams engages with the arguments of Edmund Burke; her 1815 verbal “sketch” of Napoleon Bonaparte, which she says only the future can reveal; and the conclusion of her 1784 poem Peru, which celebrates “the future triumphs” of Peruvian culture in the wake of centuries of violent Spanish colonization.
關聯 文山評論:文學與文化, 17(1), 31-60
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.30395/WSR.202312_17(1).0002
dc.contributor 文山評論:文學與文化-
dc.creator (作者) Sigler, David-
dc.date (日期) 2023-12-
dc.date.accessioned 5-Jan-2024 10:31:16 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 5-Jan-2024 10:31:16 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 5-Jan-2024 10:31:16 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/149102-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This article examines several cross-cultural texts by the late-eighteenth century British writer Helen Maria Williams, to identify Williams’s strategies for political rhetoric in international contexts. Williams tends to use aesthetic metaphors, such as sketching or harp-playing, as a way of seizing the contingency of the moment and making possible a way of thinking about current events from the “future.” The example texts are the 1790 first volume of her Letters Written in France, where Williams engages with the arguments of Edmund Burke; her 1815 verbal “sketch” of Napoleon Bonaparte, which she says only the future can reveal; and the conclusion of her 1784 poem Peru, which celebrates “the future triumphs” of Peruvian culture in the wake of centuries of violent Spanish colonization.-
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dc.relation (關聯) 文山評論:文學與文化, 17(1), 31-60-
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Helen Maria Williams; French Revolution; colonialism; futurity; verbal sketch; metaphor and simile-
dc.title (題名) Helen Maria Williams’s Arts of the Future-
dc.type (資料類型) article-
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.30395/WSR.202312_17(1).0002-
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.30395/WSR.202312_17(1).0002-