'Whole Shew and Spectacle': French Prisoner-of-War Theatre in England During the Napoleonic Era
'Whole Shew and Spectacle': French Prisoner-of-War Theatre in England During the Napoleonic Era
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“整个表演和奇观”：拿破仑时代英国的法国战俘剧院
DOI：
10.1080/17526272.2021.1887577
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发表时间：
2021
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0.4
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Astbury K
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Astbury K
拿破仑战争期间，英国有数万名法国战俘（POW）。无论是假释出狱，还是被关押在监狱或监狱废墟中，戏剧都是他们经历的一个共同特征。本文比较和对比了战俘在波特切斯特城堡专门建造的剧院中在战舰上表演的戏剧和全国各地城镇假释军官上演的戏剧。在此过程中，它探讨了囚犯在多大程度上将戏剧视为法国对困难环境的特殊反应，并作为加强他们的民族认同以及与“敌人”（即观看表演的英国警卫和平民）建立临时社区意识的渠道。
During the Napoleonic wars there were tens of thousands of French prisoners of war (POWs) in Britain. Whether out on parole or held in prisons or on prison hulks, theatre was a common feature of their experiences. This article compares and contrasts the on-board theatricals that POWs performed on the hulks, in the purpose-built theatre at Portchester Castle and those put on by officers held on parole in towns across the country. In so doing, it explores the extent to which theatre was perceived by the prisoners as a particularly French response to difficult circumstances and as a conduit for reinforcing their national identity as well as creating a temporary sense of community with ‘the enemy’, that is to say British guards and civilians watching performances.