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Licenciada y Magíster en Historia, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
MALS student, The Graduate Center, City University of New York
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In the context of Shakespeare's commemorations of his 400 th death anniversary, we celebrate not ... more In the context of Shakespeare's commemorations of his 400 th death anniversary, we celebrate not only his memory but, above all, his influence both in the theatre as well in history. At the same time, the playwright's importance (besides the value of his work) relates to the capacity to represent history through the meeting of past and present in the theatrical stage, and so breaking with the Newtonian linear sense of history.
This paper intends to stablish connections between Plutarch's Ancient Rome and Shakespeare's Rome... more This paper intends to stablish connections between Plutarch's Ancient Rome and Shakespeare's Rome as seen in one particular play, Coriolanus. From then on, it shows what are the imaginaries associated to the theatrical representation of the play.
In the context of Shakespeare's commemorations of his 400 th death anniversary, we celebrate not ... more In the context of Shakespeare's commemorations of his 400 th death anniversary, we celebrate not only his memory but, above all, his influence both in the theatre as well in history. At the same time, the playwright's importance (besides the value of his work) relates to the capacity to represent history through the meeting of past and present in the theatrical stage, and so breaking with the Newtonian linear sense of history.
This paper intends to stablish connections between Plutarch's Ancient Rome and Shakespeare's Rome... more This paper intends to stablish connections between Plutarch's Ancient Rome and Shakespeare's Rome as seen in one particular play, Coriolanus. From then on, it shows what are the imaginaries associated to the theatrical representation of the play.