Abstract
A corollary piece to the article on prison in (tragi-) comedy, exploring the more complex psychological concerns which relegate the physical confines to secondary importance. The prison in the mind of the prisoner in tragedy of the time depends frequently on a complex concatenated matrix of present situation and the past imprisoning that present. As such, the locus is no longer purely functional but instead is subsumed into the psychological status of the prisoner. Moreover, the standard binary opposition of reason and passion which frequently create the duty/love dilemma in the theatre of the time (as indicated in the quotation of Racine's «Andromaque» in the title) add a further layer of complexity.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Papers on French Seventeenth Century Literature |
| Publication status | In preparation - 2014 |