The Inverted Initiation Rituals in Shakespeare with a Special Emphasis on Hamlet

The article deals the possibility of applying Vladimir Propp’s, basically anthropological idea of “the inverted ritual” to the interpretation of certain plays by William Shakespeare, particularly Hamlet. The said inversion concerns three rituals: the sacrificial ritual, where the passive and obedien...

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Main Author: Andrzej Wicher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2021-06-01
Series:Multicultural Shakespeare
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/szekspir/article/view/10723