International audienceThe genre of the history play was in its heyday in England between the 1580s and the 1610s. The transition from the concept of realm to those of state and nation took place at the same time, which could suggest that the history play should be seen as a patriotic genre. Yet, a close reading of both of Shakespeare’s historical tetralogies shows that things are far more complex. The plays are not so much a reflection of history as a reflection on history. The historical events they depict are thwarted, rewritten and blended with fiction in order to provide a reflection on the games of politics and comments on the contemporary situation as well as the process of writing history itself.Le genre de la pièce historique connai...
International audienceThe poems of circumstances written in England during the Wars of the Roses, in...
Dans la tradition d’un théâtre politique britannique qui se saisit de sujets brûlants, le théâtre de...
Dès son apparition en 1550, la tragédie française trouve la plupart de ses sujets dans l histoire. S...
International audienceLe genre de la pièce historique connait un grand succès en Angleterre entre le...
The beginning of the 19th century is marked by the exponential development of dramatic literature an...
International audienceFrom historical to political plays: debating about regeneration (1748-1790) In...
Shakespeare’s histories stage political events from England’s medieval past. This paper investigates...
This project shows how Shakespeare’s English histories have been problematically made into cycles on...
Note:This study of Shakespeare's Henr1ad focuses on the social and political dimensions of dramatic ...
Le second dix-huitième siècle est marqué par une profonde reconfiguration du cadre politique qui se ...
Shakespeare's English histories offer profound reflections on nationhood and national identities. Th...
Cet article souligne l’importance de la mémoire dans les pièces historiques de Shakespeare, qui date...
More than four centuries of English history are presented in Shakespeare's English history plays. ...
International audienceNowhere has the Nachleben of Roman historiography been more visible and produc...
This article addresses recent developments in literary-critical studies of Shakespeare\u27s status w...
International audienceThe poems of circumstances written in England during the Wars of the Roses, in...
Dans la tradition d’un théâtre politique britannique qui se saisit de sujets brûlants, le théâtre de...
Dès son apparition en 1550, la tragédie française trouve la plupart de ses sujets dans l histoire. S...
International audienceLe genre de la pièce historique connait un grand succès en Angleterre entre le...
The beginning of the 19th century is marked by the exponential development of dramatic literature an...
International audienceFrom historical to political plays: debating about regeneration (1748-1790) In...
Shakespeare’s histories stage political events from England’s medieval past. This paper investigates...
This project shows how Shakespeare’s English histories have been problematically made into cycles on...
Note:This study of Shakespeare's Henr1ad focuses on the social and political dimensions of dramatic ...
Le second dix-huitième siècle est marqué par une profonde reconfiguration du cadre politique qui se ...
Shakespeare's English histories offer profound reflections on nationhood and national identities. Th...
Cet article souligne l’importance de la mémoire dans les pièces historiques de Shakespeare, qui date...
More than four centuries of English history are presented in Shakespeare's English history plays. ...
International audienceNowhere has the Nachleben of Roman historiography been more visible and produc...
This article addresses recent developments in literary-critical studies of Shakespeare\u27s status w...
International audienceThe poems of circumstances written in England during the Wars of the Roses, in...
Dans la tradition d’un théâtre politique britannique qui se saisit de sujets brûlants, le théâtre de...
Dès son apparition en 1550, la tragédie française trouve la plupart de ses sujets dans l histoire. S...