Spanish Drama of the Golden Age: The Commonwealth and International Library: Pergamon Oxford Spanish Division

Synopsis

Spanish Drama of the Golden Age describes this little-known field of European drama. This book describes and analyzes Spanish plays and drama. It reviews the Spanish plays from the 1580s to the death of Pedro Calderon de la Barca in 1681. This text also discusses the controversy to which direction the Spanish theater would take: whether it is for entertainment or a representation of the intellect and emotions. This book describes Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and the rise of the Spanish comedia. The text describes how Lope wrote his plays and how he sold them outright to the manager of an acting company, which became its property. The text also describes the life of Tirso de Molina who was often criticized for his cavalier treatment of a historical fact. This book also discusses the works of Ruiz de Alarcon, Guillen de Castro, Velez de Guevara, and Mira de Amescua. This book also assess this period of Spanish drama in terms of the influence of other countries in Europe such as Britain and France. This book can prove valuable for university students of Spanish, Spanish literature teachers to students of sixth forms, and Spanish historians.

Copyright:

1969

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

234 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781483181394

Related ISBNs:

9780080139548, 9780080139548

Publisher:

Pergamon

Date of Addition:

08/13/21

Copyrighted By:

Elsevier Science & Technology

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater

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Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

R. B. Tate

Edited by:

G. Ribbans

Edited by:

H. Lester