Mocking the Fear of Ghosts in Ronsard’s Hymnes (1555–56)
This article argues that Ronsard’s Hymnes (1555–56) offer an ironic reading of ghost figures and the fear of daimons. Through various strategies that aim to create a form of complicity with the reader, the Hymnes challenge the seriousness of ghosts by mocking the fear they induce. Throughout the Hym...
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Oxford University Press
2022
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