A Pair of Desert Saints: Name Symbolism in Peter Shaffer's Equus
Abstract The names of the two protagonists in Peter Shaffer's drama Equus allude to “desert saints” in different senses, suggesting the celibacy, loneliness, and idealism of those characters, as well astheir conflict and kinship on matters of rebellion and religious belief. Other names in the p...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1993-09-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1363 |