THE PORTRAIT OF AN ENLIGHTENED MONARCH: STRINDBERG’S GUSTAV III
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbphilo.2020.3.09Keywords:
Gustav III, Strindberg, Swedish Enlightenment, Swedish 18th century, Swedish History, Theatre, Historical drama.Abstract
The Portrait of an Enlightened Monarch: Strindberg’s Gustav III. A defining feature of Strindberg's historical drama is that history is only the background, while the individual is the one around whom the play is built. This article maps the three planes (human, political and cultural) on which Strindberg constructs the image of the enlightened monarch Gustav III, both in the play from 1902 and in the volumes Svenska folket and Svenska öden och äventyr. The character traits and historical events highlighted in Strindberg’s play are compared to memoirs from the eighteenth century.
REZUMAT. Portretul unui monarh luminat: Gustaf III în viziunea lui Strindberg. O trăsătură definitorie a dramaturgiei istorice strindbergiene este aceea că istoria constituie doar fundalul, în timp ce individul este cel în jurul căruia este construit textul dramatic. Articolul de față cartografiază cele trei planuri (uman, politic și cultural) pe care Strindberg construiește imaginea de monarh luminat a lui Gustav III, atât în piesa omonimă din 1902, cât și în volumele Svenska folket și Svenska öden och äventyr. Trăsăturile de caracter și evenimentele istorice evidențiate în piesa lui Strindberg sunt comparate cu surse memorialistice din secolul al XVIII-lea.
Cuvinte-cheie: Gustav III, Strindberg, Iluminismul suedez, Secolul al XVIII-lea în Suedia, Istoria Suediei, Teatru, Dramaturgie istorică
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