Context & Writer's Techniques (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Composition dates of The Winter's Tale
Composition dates of The Winter's Tale
1609-1611
Genre classification of The Winter's Tale
Genre classification of The Winter's Tale
Late Romance / tragicomedy
Primary source for The Winter's Tale
Primary source for The Winter's Tale
Robert Greene's Pandosto (1588)
Definition of 'pastoral'
Definition of 'pastoral'
Literary mode celebrating rural life with shepherds & simplicity
3 structural phases of The Winter's Tale
3 structural phases of The Winter's Tale
Acts I-III tragic, Act IV pastoral, Act V romance restoration
Time gap between Acts III and IV
Time gap between Acts III and IV
16 years
Sicilia vs Bohemia contrast
Sicilia vs Bohemia contrast
Court (rigid, tragic) vs countryside (regenerative, healing)
Winter symbolism in the play
Winter symbolism in the play
Jealousy, death, and stagnation
Disease imagery represents
Disease imagery represents
Leontes' jealousy as sickness/infection
Statue symbolism in final scene
Statue symbolism in final scene
Art vs life, suspended time, transformation possibility