Ghosting the past: exploring Mark Antony’s ghost as an allegory on history in Jodelle’s Cléopâtre captive

This paper explores how Antony as a ghost in Act I of Étienne Jodelle’s Cléopâtre captive (1553) engages spectators in a reflection on history. By drawing on Walter Benjamin’s discussion of the ghost figure in the German mourning play, the paper reinterprets Antony’s ghost as a borderline figure bot...

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Main Author: Larn, Anastasia Ladefoged
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Arrêt sur scène / Scene Focus 2022
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Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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