History and Drama

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Analyzing paradigmatic examples from Antiquity to the 19th century, this thirteen-essay collection explores the production of historico-political knowledge from the vantage point of literary and cultural studies. Focusing on drama as a pan-European phenomenon, it demonstrates how representations of the past shape and legitimize political developments, but also question and travesty the means and ends of historical interpretation.