Mutable Desires： Girardian Two-Object Rivalries in Beowulf
Mutable Desires： Girardian Two-Object Rivalries in Beowulf作者机构：University of South Carolina-Aiken Aiken USA
出 版 物：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》 (文学与艺术研究（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2012年第2卷第7期
页 面：691-702页
学科分类：1305[艺术学-设计学（可授艺术学、工学学位）] 13[艺术学] 081504[工学-水利水电工程] 08[工学] 0815[工学-水利工程]
主 题：Old English literature Beowulf Ren6 Girard rivalry mimesis
摘 要：This paper analyzes the violent relationships in Beowulf（2008） based on the application of Rene Girard＇s theories of acquisitive mimesis. However, normal applications of Girard＇s work can be problematic with this text, because reading mimetic conflict in Beowulf as focused on a single object of desire does not adequately explain the relationships between Grendel and his enemies. Normal applications of acquisitive mimesis are limited in this poem, because agent and model do not often have the same desires, and thus this paper proposes a corollary to Girard＇s theories： If we allow for two objects of desire in the rivalry--primary and secondary desires--we can account for the motivations of all mimetic rivals and acquisitive mimesis has a richer and more sustained application to this poem
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