Literary Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, 16th-17th Century Spanish Literature (Golden Age) - Literary Criticism, General & Miscellaneous Spanish Literature - Literary Criticism, Spanish Drama - Literary Criticism
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Overview
Spanish drama provoked a serious and ongoing debate on the moral character and cultural value of such a popular form of entertainment among elites of the 17th and 18th centuries. At the heart of the polemic over theatrical licitness are repeated references to Christian theological tradition, which systematically exalted virginity and celibacy while attempting to justify matrimony and conjugal love. However, the presence of women on stage and in the audience served as a catalyst for a larger debate on the role women were to play in public and private discourse. This study reviews in detail the discursive history of the licitness issue and examines how specific dramatic texts both reflect and react to the many concerns raised.Marc Vitse, Université de Toulouse-Le MirailEditorials
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O'Connor (Spanish, State U. of New York-Binghamton) explains how Spanish drama provoked a serious and ongoing debate about its moral character and cultural value among elites of the 17th and 18th centuries. He contends that the genre of popular entertainment is more religious oriented than scholars have found, and explores how it systematically exalted virginity and celibacy while attempting to justify matrimony and conjugal love. The presence of women on the stage and in the audience, he says, helped catalyze a larger debate on the role of women in public and private discourse. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
January 1, 2000
Publisher
New York : P. Lang, c2000
Pages
395
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780820444932