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Shakespearean Echolalia: Autism and Versification in King John
Shakespeare, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 335 - 351
Swansea University Author:
Laura Seymour
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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/17450918.2022.2090596
Abstract
In King John 3.1, Bastard speaks with a repetition I claim as autistic, specifically echolalia. Echolalia is an autistic speech pattern involving repetition of words and phrases; it is not unique to autism. Attention to versification in 3.1 reveals the ways in which echolalia challenges ableist norm...
| Published in: | Shakespeare |
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| ISSN: | 1745-0918 1745-0926 |
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Informa UK Limited
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70146 |
| Abstract: |
In King John 3.1, Bastard speaks with a repetition I claim as autistic, specifically echolalia. Echolalia is an autistic speech pattern involving repetition of words and phrases; it is not unique to autism. Attention to versification in 3.1 reveals the ways in which echolalia challenges ableist norms of meaning and suggests fruitful cripped ways of understanding temporality and intentionality in Shakespearean verse speaking. This article analyses Shakespeare’s versification to unlock 3.1’s autistic potential, thereby opening space for future neurodiverse readers and performers to engage with Shakespearean echolalia. |
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| Keywords: |
King John; neurodiversity; autism; disability; versification |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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This work was supported by John Fell Fund, University of Oxford [grant number ADX00460]. |
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3 |
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335 |
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351 |