O local do poeta no drama do Renascimento:  Entre o novo e o velho em Sir Thomas More (1600; 1603-4)

Régis Augustus Bars Closel

doi:10.5007/2175-8026.2026.e110156

Authors

Régis Augustus Bars Closel Universidade Federal de Santa Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9342-5109

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2026.e110156

Keywords:

English Poetry, English Theatre, Sir Thomas More (the play), Thomas More, Earl of Surrey

Abstract

Throughout Renaissance England, many poets held important positions in political life, some had a noble background while others had modest ones. During this period, blank verse consolidated, vernacular literature expanded, and drama became central to cultural production. Poets occasionally appear on stage as characters, as in Sir Thomas More (1600) by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle, where three poets share the stage: Erasmus of Rotterdam, the educational reformer; the Earl of Surrey, the English introducer of blank verse; and More himself. These characters confront their political Tudor setting and occupy the position of “strangers” at Court. Drawing on these depictions, along with some poets’ biographical episodes and the historical development of poetry, this article examines how the poet emerges as someone riskily “out of place.”

Author Biography

Régis Augustus Bars Closel, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Professor Adjunto na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). Obteve seu Doutorado na Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP/FAPESP), com período de um ano no The Shakespeare Institute, na University of Birmingham, Reino Unido. Realizou seu pós-doutorado na Universidade São Paulo (USP/ FAPESP), como novo estágio no Shakespeare Institute. Dedica-se ao estudo, ensino e orientação sobre o drama do renascimento inglês na graduação e pós-graduação. Traduziu peças colaborativas desse período: Sir Thomas More (1600/1603-4, publicado pela Editora da UFSM em 2024) e Arden de Faversham (1588-9, no prelo) para o português. Organiza o tradicional evento Jornada Shakespeare e colabora com professores e pesquisadores em diversos projetos de pesquisa no Brasil e no exterior sobre Shakespeare e seus contemporâneos.

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