The Recourse to Shakespeare in Vărul Shakespeare by Marin Sorescu
The Recourse to Shakespeare in Vărul Shakespeare by Marin Sorescu
Author(s): Corina DobrotăSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Romanian Literature, Sociology of Culture, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Casa Cărții de Știință
Keywords: Shakespeare; Sorescu; adaptation; postmodernism; intertextuality;
Summary/Abstract: The paper, intended as an analysis, at the level of plot, characters, diction and the reality-fiction relationship, of Marin Sorescu’s appropriation of different elements of the Shakespearean canon (especially of Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream) in his play Vărul Shakespeare/ Cousin Shakespeare, aims at demonstrating Shakespeare’s everlasting actuality in our postmodern world, along with considering Sorescu’s resourcefulness in recreating his spirit in a remarkable play.
Journal: Cultural Intertexts
- Issue Year: 1/2014
- Issue No: 01+02
- Page Range: 157-166
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
