Note
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1978
Description
While the text of Tamburlaine I and II contains the classic
pattern of act and scene divisions, the organic structure
of the play is governed by the twelve signs and houses of
the zodiac. The play's metaphorical patterns are consciously
formulated to correspond to the zodiacal year, and consequently
represent a circular pattern. The play's well-known
rising and falling movement (Parts I and II) is analogous to
both solar day and solar year. As hero, Tamburlaine's role
is that of Sol, the central planet in the Ptolemaic system,
ascending with the vernal equinox in Part I and descending
with the autumnal equinox in Part II. The imagery traverses,
in sequential fashion, the signs and houses, with one
radical adjustment: Pisces is removed from the end of the
cycle and placed at the beginning of Act I, an alteration
which probably has concealed the metaphorical pattern heretofore.
pattern of act and scene divisions, the organic structure
of the play is governed by the twelve signs and houses of
the zodiac. The play's metaphorical patterns are consciously
formulated to correspond to the zodiacal year, and consequently
represent a circular pattern. The play's well-known
rising and falling movement (Parts I and II) is analogous to
both solar day and solar year. As hero, Tamburlaine's role
is that of Sol, the central planet in the Ptolemaic system,
ascending with the vernal equinox in Part I and descending
with the autumnal equinox in Part II. The imagery traverses,
in sequential fashion, the signs and houses, with one
radical adjustment: Pisces is removed from the end of the
cycle and placed at the beginning of Act I, an alteration
which probably has concealed the metaphorical pattern heretofore.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
195 p.
Identifier
13929
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1978
Date Text
1978
Date Issued (EDTF)
1978
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT13929
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
JEFFERSON, ESTELLE FUGATE.
Graduate College
Physical Description
195 p.
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Title Plain
ZODIACAL CONSTRUCTION OF "TAMBURLAINE I AND II."
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Origin Information
1978
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
ZODIACAL CONSTRUCTION OF "TAMBURLAINE I AND II."
Other Title Info
THE
ZODIACAL CONSTRUCTION OF "TAMBURLAINE I AND II."