Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire

This article is devoted to Shakespeare and Fletcher’s historical play The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight (1613). At first sight, This History seems very different from the tetralogies, since it is staged later, concerns more recent events, displays a sumptuous scenography and is...

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Main Author: Anne Teulade
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte" 2022-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/11764
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description This article is devoted to Shakespeare and Fletcher’s historical play The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight (1613). At first sight, This History seems very different from the tetralogies, since it is staged later, concerns more recent events, displays a sumptuous scenography and is written in collaboration with John Fletcher. Nevertheless, I argue that, far from “making” a monologic, exemplary and providentialist history, the play is rather similar to other shakespearian historical play, as far as the representation of history is concerned. The play questions historical knowledge in a sceptical perspective, and it shows the ways historical representation can be handled and counterfeited.
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Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire
Sillages Critiques
hermeneutics
fiction
Shakespeare (William)
historical drama
providentialism
exemplarity
title Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire
title_full Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire
title_fullStr Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire
title_full_unstemmed Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire
title_short Tout est faux. Henry VIII de Shakespeare et Fletcher ou comment on falsifie l’histoire
title_sort tout est faux henry viii de shakespeare et fletcher ou comment on falsifie l histoire
topic hermeneutics
fiction
Shakespeare (William)
historical drama
providentialism
exemplarity
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