Forgetting Cleopatra
Hodgson examines the reciprocal operations of remembering and forgetting in relation to liturgical and theatrical acts and objects that problematize the memorialization of the dead in early modern consciousness. Hodgson emphasizes the distributed and collective function of both memorizing and forget...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2016
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Shakespeare and Consciousness
Ano: 2016, Páginas: 267-292 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Collective Consciousness
B Comparative Drama B Heroic Masculinity B Social Memory B Collective Memory |
| Acesso em linha: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Resumo: | Hodgson examines the reciprocal operations of remembering and forgetting in relation to liturgical and theatrical acts and objects that problematize the memorialization of the dead in early modern consciousness. Hodgson emphasizes the distributed and collective function of both memorizing and forgetting in theatrical production, and she links this to social memory in collective and individual religious practices that require self-examination. Citing Pierre Nora’s work on memory objects, she identifies a paradox in the ability of monuments to both establish social memory and allow mourners to forget. Turning to Antony and Cleopatra, she considers how characters consider and construct problematic afterlives linked to their anticipation of individual and social forgetfulness. This is emphasized in a detailed reading of Cleopatra’s imaginary oblivion in the monument. |
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| ISBN: | 9781137595416 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Shakespeare and Consciousness
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59541-6_12 |
