Spanish Poetry - Literary Criticism, 16th-17th Century Spanish Literature (Golden Age) - Literary Criticism, Spanish & Portuguese Literary Biography, Spanish Drama - Literary Criticism
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Overview
During the Golden Age, poetry and drama entered into a dynamic intertextual and intergeneric exchange. The Comedia appropriated the different poetic currents prevalent during the Renaissance and also often enacted the controversies surrounding poetic language. Of particular interest is the influence of gongorismo on the comedia. Luis de Góngora himself experimented with dramatic form in his two little-known plays, Las firmezas de Isabela and El doctor Carlino. In his quest for effective dramatic language, Lope de Vega dramatized Gongorine language through both parody and respectful imitation. Calderón de la Barca, whose plays represent the culmination of Góngora's influence on Golden Age theater, transformed gongorismo into a rich, performative code that functions simultaneously as poetic discourse and dramatic convention.Editorials
Booknews
Explores the multiple points of contact between lyric poetry and drama in the Spanish Baroque--the deployment of poetic language in the comedia, in particular the culto tradition that culminated with the poetry of Luis de Gongora y Argote (1561-1627). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
December 1, 1991
Publisher
Amsterdam ; J. Benjamins Pub., 1991.
Pages
278
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781556193040