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<abstract xmlns="http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0">The House of Dante’s Dream is a full length stage play that takes place in both 1992 and 2011, following a double time structure and dealing with the incomplete nature of human memory. The entire play takes place within the confines of the boathouse in Tilly’s garden. &#13;
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In 1992, the play follows the relationship of Tilly, a bored teenager, and Pan, an equally bored circus brat. Throughout the play, they engage in a series of increasingly bold and dangerous dares, which culminate in the accidental killing of a child.&#13;
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The 2011 story deals with Tilly and Pan’s daughter, Rosetti, who was abandoned as a baby and arrives at the boathouse in search of her past. Instead, she finds Edward, stuck inside his own head, and the memories of a past that he does not understand. &#13;
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In the accompanying essay, “A Space of Time and Memory.” I discuss the structural elements of time and space and draw connections between these elements and the predominant theme of memory. I conclude that in The House of Dante’s Dream the theme of memory is made meaningful to the audience through a combination of temporal structure and spatial structure. &#13;
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