Poder e sexualidade na Peça Histórica Eduardo II, de Christopher Marlowe

Abstract

This master´s degree dissertation completes a historical-literary analysis of the play Edward II (1592) by the English playwright Christopher Marlowe. A historic context opens the first chapter and the Greek and Roman traditions are analyzed in Marlowe‟s work as well as the ruptures and innovations of the playwright in this historic tragedy. These analysis are based on the works: Poetics by Aristotle, History of World Theatre by Margot Berthold and Modern Tragedy by Raymond Williams. In the second section, the power and sexual relations of the main characters are analyzed and these same characters are compared to the historic figures. These analysis are based on the works Personagem de Ficção by Décio Almeida Prado, Reading Theatre by Anne Ubbersfeld and predominately on the work of George Lukács, The Historical Novel. The third section of the dissertation will research the reception and critique of the play in England, as well as a research into the history of homosexuality. Echoes of the author‟s work on the cinema: Edward II by Derek Jarman, Braveheart by Mel Gibson, on contemporary literature: Gaveston by Stephanie Merritt and on the canon: Richard II by Shakespeare are analyzed.