Reanimating the Trojan Past in Troilus and Cressida
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William Shakespeare’s notorious disillusionment towards the legendary past in Troilus and Cressida is firmly rooted in the nature of dramatic retelling of the past itself and the nostalgia therein. The mythic characters in the play exist as deliberately satirical caricatures, bespeaking Shakespeare’s doubts about Britain’s Trojan past as a source of prestigious collective identity. Despite Troy’s significance as the legendary point of origin for European nations, the notion of homogeneous historiography has become impossible to maintain due to the countless retellings and appropriations of Trojan narratives. As a result, Troy can only exist as an amorphous specter of the past. The ghostly existence of the legendary figures is explored by Shakespeare through merciless critique of courtly love and chivalric valor supposedly represented by these characters. By dismantling and exposing the fragmented history of Troy, Shakespeare shows the impossibility of an idealized past, or successfully bringing such a thing back to life.
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William Shakespeare’s notorious disillusionment towards the legendary past in Troilus and Cressida is firmly rooted in the nature of dramatic retelling of the past itself and the nostalgia therein. The mythic characters in the play exist as deliberately satirical caricatures, bespeaking Shakespeare’s doubts about Britain’s Trojan past as a source of prestigious collective identity. Despite Troy’s significance as the legendary point of origin for European nations, the notion of homogeneous historiography has become impossible to maintain due to the countless retellings and appropriations of Trojan narratives. As a result, Troy can only exist as an amorphous specter of the past. The ghostly existence of the legendary figures is explored by Shakespeare through merciless critique of courtly love and chivalric valor supposedly represented by these characters. By dismantling and exposing the fragmented history of Troy, Shakespeare shows the impossibility of an idealized past, or successfully bringing such a thing back to life.
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