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- Title
Falstaff and the Culture of the Hunt.
- Authors
Stephen, J. Drew
- Abstract
A literary criticism is presented with information on the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor," by William Shakespeare. This play is not about hunting, yet it is touched on many levels by the culture of the hunt. The legendary character "Herne the Hunter" provides a central image in the play. Herne is distinguished by the horns growing from his forehead. He is both human and stag, hunter and hunted. Visually, he corresponds to the popular image of the cuckolded husband who was similarly horned. The author clarifies some contexts that have been lost over the years by examining the hunting culture that existed at the time the play was written.
- Subjects
CRITICISM; MERRY Wives of Windsor, The (Play : Shakespeare); SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; HERNE the Hunter (Legendary character); HUNTING; LITERARY characters; DRAMA
- Publication
University of Toronto Quarterly, 2005, Vol 74, Issue 2, p729
- ISSN
0042-0247
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.3138/utq.74.2.729