Tribute to William Shakespeare

The 460th anniversary of the birth of a genius from the Western canon

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-4174.v1.2024e66947

Keywords:

William Shakespeare, Elizabethan theater, western canon

Abstract

In 2024, the literary world is celebrating the 460th anniversary of the birth of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare. Admired as one of the greatest writers of all time, his work is considered a landmark for all cultures and artistic generations that came after him. His plays and poets impacted not only literature, but also cinema, television and other media. This is due to their ability to investigate and understand human nature, both from the point of view of individual and collective life.

The objective of this text is to pay special tribute to this great landmark of Western culture.

Author Biography

Francisco Carlos Ribeiro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

POST-DOCTORATE in History from PUC-SP (2023). DOCTORATE in History from PUC-SP (2022). MASTERS in History from PUC-SP (2016). SPECIALIZATION in African Culture (2019) and Teaching Methodology (1993). GRADUATION in Philosophy (2012), History (1999), Pedagogy (1989) and Theology (1985). He has experience teaching History and Philosophy. He is currently carrying out research on: (1) the typologies of the historical novel, (2) the relationships between History and Literature in the historical plays of William Shakespeare, (3) the history of Adventism in Brazil and (4) the origin and development of the papacy .

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Obras escolhidas. Tradução de Millôr Fernandes e Beatriz Viégas-Faria, Porto Alegre: L&PM, 2012.

Sonetos. Tradução de Thereza Christina Rocque da Motta. Rio de Janeiro: Ibis Libris, 2009.

Teatro complete, 3 volumes. Tradução de Barbara Heliodora. São Paulo: Editora Nova Aguilar, 2016.

Teatro completo, 3 volumes. Tradução de Carlos Alberto Nunes. Rio de Janeiro: Agir, 2008.

The complete works. Editors: Stanley Wells e Gary Taylor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988.

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Published

2024-08-13

How to Cite

Ribeiro, F. C. (2024). Tribute to William Shakespeare: The 460th anniversary of the birth of a genius from the Western canon. Cordis: Revista Eletrônica De História Social Da Cidade, (31), e66947. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-4174.v1.2024e66947

Issue

No. 31 (2024): History & Literatures

Section

Menção Especial

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