The black and the beautiful: from the Song of Songs to Shakespeare’s Sonnets

David  Swartz

The black and the beautiful: from the Song of Songs to Shakespeare’s Sonnets

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Abstract

This paper discusses Shakespeare’s aesthetics of blackness as a radical interpretation and response to a disputed translation of the fifth verse from the Song of Songs, casting light on the Renaissance transition from negative theology to negative capability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-97
Number of pages	14
Journal	Translation Matters
Volume	2
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Aesthetics of Blackness
Song of Songs 1:5
Negative Capability
Caravaggio
Shakespeare’s Sonnets

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