English Renaissance Theatre Stage As Locus Of The "imaginary": Creative Representations Of The Ottoman Community In English Drama.
Auteurs : Legoui Kahina .
Résumé
The present article examines the prominent role that the ‘Imaginary’ played in the representation of the Ottoman community in English Renaissance drama. It aims to unravel the workings of imagination in shaping both the perception and the representation of the different constituents of the Ottoman community. We intend to shed light on Robert Greene’ Selimus, the Emperor of the Turks (1594) and Philip Massingers’s The Renegado (1624) that showcase both factual knowledge and invented images of the Ottoman world. This study owes its theoretical basis to Stiuart Hall’s Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices (1997). In the light of his arguments, we study the creative aspects in the dramatists’ representation of the fascinating Ottoman community.
Mots clés
imaginary ; creative representation ; ottoman community ; drama ; creativity of dramatists ; Massinger ; Robert Greene ; Selimus ; Theatre stage ; locus of imaginary
