선전선동전의 관점에서 본 『안토니와 클레오파트라』: 알렉산드리아 영토분할령 전후에 유포된 흑색 루머
Propaganda Wars in Antony and Cleopatra: Blackening Rumours Circulated around the Donations of Alexandria
- 발행
- 2019
- 소속·발행
- 계명대학교
- 출처
- 국내 KCI
- DOI
- 10.17009/shakes.2019.55.3.003
- 원문등록
- 2019-09-30
- 원문
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개념
키워드
선전선동전, 흑색루머, 알렉산드리아 영토분할령, 파르티아, 안토니의 유언서, Propaganda Wars, Blackening Romours, Donations of Alexandria, Parthia, Antony’s Will
초록
Generally, critics admit that Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra depicts Cleopatra as a femme fatale and Antony as a debauched warrior who loses his heroic qualities due to the corrupting seductress. Moreover, they also acknowledge Plutarch’s Lives, Shakespeare’s main source, is far from an objective record of historical realities. Yet, they have not paid a close attention to what historical incident brought forth blackening rumours which disfigured their images everlastingly. This essay aims to delve into the historical moment which gave rise to the stigmatizing discourses about Antony and Cleopatra. It was Antony’s lavish triumph held in Alexandria, 34 BC, which provoked fierce propaganda wars between the two rivalry factions of Antony and Octavius. Celebrating his success in Armenian war with the triumph, Antony also proclaimed the so-called ‘Donations of Alexandria’ by which many Levantine countries under his rule were allotted to Cleopatra and her children. In response, the Octavian faction tried to smear the images of Antony and Cleopatra by denouncing the proclamation. Octavius’ discursive manipulation played a crucial role in defeating Antony in the Battle of Actium in 31 B