“It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice
When in 2012 Tim Crouch received a commission from the RSC for the World Shakespeare Festival, he wrote the fifth play of his “I, Shakespeare” series: “I, Cinna (The Poet)”. Crouch’s play works on multiple levels of agency: as it challenges the relationship between performer and audience, it also un...
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| description | When in 2012 Tim Crouch received a commission from the RSC for the World Shakespeare Festival, he wrote the fifth play of his “I, Shakespeare” series: “I, Cinna (The Poet)”. Crouch’s play works on multiple levels of agency: as it challenges the relationship between performer and audience, it also undercuts the hierarchical relationship between author and spectator. As he questions the authority of performance, Crouch exploits, at the same time, the authority of Shakespeare. “I, Cinna (The Poet)”, far from denoting opposition, makes use of the conservative quality of adaptation through which it legitimates Shakespeare’s cultural power and therefore gives stability to his established authority. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07544d88c1554e51b520dc0e02b27ae02023-07-05T12:52:09ZengNicola Catelli - Corrado ConfalonieriParole Rubate2039-01142023-06-011427113135“It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly VoiceAndrea Peghinelli0Sapienza Università di RomaWhen in 2012 Tim Crouch received a commission from the RSC for the World Shakespeare Festival, he wrote the fifth play of his “I, Shakespeare” series: “I, Cinna (The Poet)”. Crouch’s play works on multiple levels of agency: as it challenges the relationship between performer and audience, it also undercuts the hierarchical relationship between author and spectator. As he questions the authority of performance, Crouch exploits, at the same time, the authority of Shakespeare. “I, Cinna (The Poet)”, far from denoting opposition, makes use of the conservative quality of adaptation through which it legitimates Shakespeare’s cultural power and therefore gives stability to his established authority. http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo27_pdf/F27_6_peghinelli_crouch.pdfwilliam shakespearetim crouchadaptationappropriationcultural authority |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Peghinelli “It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice Parole Rubate william shakespeare tim crouch adaptation appropriation cultural authority |
| title | “It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice |
| title_full | “It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice |
| title_fullStr | “It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice |
| title_full_unstemmed | “It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice |
| title_short | “It must be by his death”: “I, Cinna (The Poet)” and the Appropriation of Shakespeare’s Ghostly Voice |
| title_sort | it must be by his death i cinna the poet and the appropriation of shakespeare s ghostly voice |
| topic | william shakespeare tim crouch adaptation appropriation cultural authority |
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