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22 octobre 2013
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My post on Mary Queen of Scots prompted me to think about why her case seems so dramatic, in the literal sense of the word, and why it gave rise to several theatrical adaptations. In this post, I'd like to provide one answer: Mary was executed on a scaffold and scaffolds were also among the first stages used for theatrical performances ((On the 'théâtre de l'échafaud', see Christian Biet, "Naissance sur l’échafaud ou la tragédie du début du XVIIe siècle", in Intermédialités, n. 1, printemps ...