Christian and Stoic Patience in King Lear

IF 0.2 3区文学 Q2 Arts and Humanities

STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE 1500-1900 Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI:10.1353/sel.2022.0006

Deni Kasa

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Abstract

Abstract:This article explores how King Lear’s representation of suffering reveals the limits of Christian and Stoic approaches to suffering. Patience, a concept that was etymologically and conceptually related to suffering, is the meeting point between Christianity and the Stoic tradition in King Lear. The play ultimately reveals that both Christian and Stoic varieties of patience are limited in their capacity to console, and that compassion is a more reliable ethical alternative. By treating patience as the vehicle of King Lear’s skepticism, this article situates the play’s engagement with suffering in terms of the broader history of Christianity’s assimilation of classical concepts.

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《李尔王》中基督教和斯多葛派的忍耐

摘要:本文探讨《李尔王》对苦难的表现如何揭示了基督教和斯多葛派对待苦难的方法的局限性。忍耐，这个概念在词源和概念上都与痛苦有关，是《李尔王》中基督教和斯多葛派传统的交汇点。这部戏剧最终揭示了基督教和斯多葛派的耐心都是有限的，同情是一种更可靠的道德选择。通过将耐心视为李尔王怀疑主义的载体，本文将戏剧与痛苦的接触置于基督教吸收古典概念的更广泛的历史中。

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STUDIES IN ENGLISH LITERATURE 1500-1900 LITERATURE, BRITISH ISLES-

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期刊介绍： SEL focuses on four fields of British literature in rotating, quarterly issues: English Renaissance, Tudor and Stuart Drama, Restoration and Eighteenth Century, and Nineteenth Century. The editors select learned, readable papers that contribute significantly to the understanding of British literature from 1500 to 1900. SEL is well known for thecommissioned omnibus review of recent studies in the field that is included in each issue. In a single volume, readers might find an argument for attributing a previously unknown work to Shakespeare or de-attributing a famous work from Milton, a study ofthe connections between class and genre in the Restoration Theater.