Araştırma Makalesi

NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL

Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2 26 Aralık 2023
PDF İndir
TR EN

NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL

Öz

The focus of this study is an examination of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790) by William Blake (1757-1827), the English poet and engraver, aiming to demonstrate its provocative exploration of language and semiotic paradigms. By navigating through the expanse of Blake’s revolutionary and semiotic approaches, it seeks to shed light on his deliberate subversion of politically charged, traditional linguistic and religious norms during the Romantic period. Additionally, the study underscores the pivotal role of “negative theology” and “random profanity” – essentially, an unorthodox treatment of religious experience and an outright departure from expected communication norms in a religious context, respectively – within Blake’s narrative, examining Blake’s adept fusion of the sacred and the profane to disrupt conventional semiotic frameworks. The study specifically notes that The Marriage of Heaven and Hell itself is an attempt to invert not only the so-called one-to-one correspondence between the sign and the meaning it refers to, but also the binaries that are culturally conceived as contrasting and incongruous. In pursuit of these objectives, this paper aims to draw thought-provoking parallels between Blake’s subversive linguistic techniques and the semiotic theories advanced by St. Augustine (354-430) and C. S. Peirce (1839-1914). It accentuates Blake’s deliberate deviation from such fixed signs methodologies as put forth by St. Augustine, pointing out the consonance between Blake’s approach and Peirce’s dynamic triadic model of signification. Ultimately, the study endeavours to elucidate how Blake’s disruptive linguistic position in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell not only contests customary sign systems but also actively fosters interpretations that are not only profound but subversive as well. Serving as a crucial conduit, Blake’s seminal work serves as a significant bridge connecting established semiotic conventions with the dynamic semiotic vision posited by C. S. Peirce, ultimately fostering a more nuanced and expansive apprehension of Blake’s literary and philosophical legacies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

  1. Ackroyd, Peter. (1995). Blake: A Biography. London: Sinclair-Stevenson.
  2. Altizer, Thomas J. J. (2009). The Revolutionary Vision of William Blake. The Journal of Religious Ethics, 37(1), 33–38.
  3. Augustine, Saint. (1958). On Christian Doctrine. D. W. Robertson, Jr. (Trans.) Liberal Arts Press.
  4. --- (2001). “The Trinity”. Vincent B. Leitch (Ed.) Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York: Norton. 192-196.
  5. Beer, John. (2005). William Blake: A Literary Life. Palgrave Macmillan.
  6. Blake, William. (2007). Blake: The Complete Poems. W.H. Stevenson (Ed.). Routledge.
  7. Bloom, Harold. (1958). Dialectic in The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. PMLA: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, 73(5), 501–504.
  8. Eco, Umberto. (1976). A Theory of Semiotics. Indiana University Press.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

27 Aralık 2023

Yayımlanma Tarihi

26 Aralık 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Temmuz 2023

Kabul Tarihi

5 Aralık 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Şentürk Uzun, N. (2023). NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL. World Language Studies, 3(2), 131-149. https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN
AMA
1.Şentürk Uzun N. NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL. WLS. 2023;3(2):131-149. https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN
Chicago
Şentürk Uzun, Neslihan. 2023. “NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL”. World Language Studies 3 (2): 131-49. https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN.
EndNote
Şentürk Uzun N (01 Aralık 2023) NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL. World Language Studies 3 2 131–149.
IEEE
[1]N. Şentürk Uzun, “NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL”, WLS, c. 3, sy 2, ss. 131–149, Ara. 2023, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN
ISNAD
Şentürk Uzun, Neslihan. “NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL”. World Language Studies 3/2 (01 Aralık 2023): 131-149. https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN.
JAMA
1.Şentürk Uzun N. NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL. WLS. 2023;3:131–149.
MLA
Şentürk Uzun, Neslihan. “NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL”. World Language Studies, c. 3, sy 2, Aralık 2023, ss. 131-49, https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN.
Vancouver
1.Neslihan Şentürk Uzun. NEGATIVE THEOLOGY, RANDOM PROFANITY, AND SUBVERSIVE SEMIOTICS IN WILLIAM BLAKE’S THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL. WLS [Internet]. 01 Aralık 2023;3(2):131-49. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA79FA36LN

World Language Studies