シェイクスピア劇における「ジュリアス・シーザァ」の位置について
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An attempt was made in this study to establish an earlier dating Julius Caesar by various evidence, internal and external, and resulted in putting the play in the proper place where it should be among the whole Shakespearean plays as well as the Elizabethan plays ; that is, to relocate the play in the literary peak group of Shakespearean comedies, from the beginning of the Tragedy Period. Upon the scrutiny of its material and intention, it is revealed that it still holds its position as an extention of the English Chronicle Play derived from socalled the Morality Play. Taking into account the chronological circumstances which have made Shakespeare turn his eyes from the English Chronicle Play to the Roman counterpart, the play proved to be written in his transition period and, in itself, possessed of the phase of his transition, when his social and personal aspects were examined. From this point, the antedating of this play implies various meanings. From the problems surrounding the title of Julius Caesar and its heroes and material, the play clearly indicates the relation with the tradition of the Revenge Tragedy, influenced especially by the works of Seneca. Moreover, under such circumstances surrounding its coming into being the play has a transitional meaning, for the play itself and its effects, in the construction and description of its characters, show the characteristics of the Tragedy Period immediately following. Therefore from the view point of the date of its composition, material, method, subject, title, content, effect, and his workmanship in it. the play should be placed in its own particular position in Shakespeare's works. Though surrounded by the best comedy group, the play on one hand, holds its position in the succession of the Histories and on the other, plays a role as a spearhead of the tragedies in the Tragedy Period. In the other words, in this play, the tragedies in the Tragedy Period. In the other words, in the play, Shakespeare, accepting the past, included it and took a stride towards the future, on which it had settled a new foundation. While it is one of his successful plays and yet effectively maintains its independence as a literary work, it may be no exaggeration to say it plays a role as a kind of bridge between the two periods of Shakespeare's development.
- 北海道大学の論文
- 1959-03-30