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From Jubilee to Gala: Remembrance and Ritual Commemoration

From Jubilee to Gala: Remembrance and Ritual Commemoration This essay focuses on David Garrick’s Shakespeare Jubilee held in 1769 and the Royal Gala of 1830, comparing the two Stratford-based events in function, festivity, and form. Both occasions furthered Shakespeare’s status as the national Bard and both included processions and grand balls. But there were striking differences in format. Some of the divergences include issues of class, while others echoed Shakespearean debates, such as the tension between page and stage Shakespeare. By looking at the commemorations side-by-side, we will be able to use the two gatherings as a microcosm to help us chart the various changes in the cultural and theatrical climate in London and Stratford vis-à -vis Shakespeare during the half-century that separated the festivities. ‘I accept Shakespeare’s memory.’ (Borges, ‘Shakespeare’s Memory’) In Jorge Luis Borges’ short story ‘Shakespeare’s Memory’, we come upon Professor Sörgel, the narrator, as he attends a Shakespeare conference in London. During a drinking session at a local pub, a fellow conference attendee offers him Shakespeare’s recollections – ‘from his youngest boyhood days to early April, 1616’.1 Once he accepts the gift, however, he is warned that the memory will come somewhat gradually, for it ‘must be “discovered”, as it will emerge http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Critical Survey Berghahn Books

From Jubilee to Gala: Remembrance and Ritual Commemoration

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Critical Survey , Volume 22 (2) – Jun 1, 2010
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10.3167/cs.2010.220203
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This essay focuses on David Garrick’s Shakespeare Jubilee held in 1769 and the Royal Gala of 1830, comparing the two Stratford-based events in function, festivity, and form. Both occasions furthered Shakespeare’s status as the national Bard and both included processions and grand balls. But there were striking differences in format. Some of the divergences include issues of class, while others echoed Shakespearean debates, such as the tension between page and stage Shakespeare. By looking at the commemorations side-by-side, we will be able to use the two gatherings as a microcosm to help us chart the various changes in the cultural and theatrical climate in London and Stratford vis-à -vis Shakespeare during the half-century that separated the festivities. ‘I accept Shakespeare’s memory.’ (Borges, ‘Shakespeare’s Memory’) In Jorge Luis Borges’ short story ‘Shakespeare’s Memory’, we come upon Professor Sörgel, the narrator, as he attends a Shakespeare conference in London. During a drinking session at a local pub, a fellow conference attendee offers him Shakespeare’s recollections – ‘from his youngest boyhood days to early April, 1616’.1 Once he accepts the gift, however, he is warned that the memory will come somewhat gradually, for it ‘must be “discovered”, as it will emerge

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Published: Jun 1, 2010

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