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Bruce Boehrer – Carnivalizing Jonson: A Reply to Rocco Coronato

Carnivalizing Jonson: A Reply to Rocco Coronato Bruce Boehrer Published in Connotations Vol. 7.2 (1997/98) I admire Rocco Coronato’s recent discussion of carnivalesque motifs in the work of Ben Jonson, a discussion that contributes significantly to recent reappraisals of the poet’s reputation as the father of English neoclassicism. Since the […]

Yumiko Yamada – Deeper into the Bakhtinian Labyrinth: A Response to Rocco Coronato, “Carnival Vindicated to Himself?”

Deeper into the Bakhtinian Labyrinth: A Response to Rocco Coronato, “Carnival Vindicated to Himself?” Yumiko Yamada Published in Connotations Vol. 7.2 (1997/98) I. As “Carnivalesque” and “Grotesque,” Yet Not As Positive? Rocco Coronato’s article is a reappraisal of Jonson made against the post−Bakhtinian prejudice, say, of Bristol that Carnival is […]