“How green!”: The Meanings of Green in Early Modern England and in The Tempest
In Shakespeare’s works, “green” takes on many implications, as do other colour terms, to stimulate the visual, olfactory, and tactile senses altogether. In Enobarbus’ well-known lines (Antony and Cleopatra 2.2.191-205), Cleopatra’s beauty is praised with colours that recall texture and perfume. Fema...
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Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)
2015-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/erea/4465 |