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Overview
In Stages of Desire, Kidd offers a new way of looking at the theater in Spain. Reviewing the work of playwrights from Juan del Encina to Luis Riaza, he suggests that desire constitutes a central element in a large number of Greco-Roman myths and shows how dramatists have exploited its presence to resituate ancient narratives within their own artistic and ideological horizons.Synopsis
Within the rich tradition of Spanish theater lies an unexplored dimension reflecting themes from classical mythology. Through close readings of selected plays from early modern and twentieth-century Spanish literature with plots or characters derived from the Greco-Roman tradition, Michael Kidd shows that the concept of desire plays a pivotal role in adapting myth to the stage in each of several historical periods.
Michael Kidd is Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of New Mexico.
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Kidd (Spanish and Portuguese, U. of New Mexico) offers close readings of selected plays from early modern and 20th-century Spanish literature with plots or characters derived from the Greco-Roman traditions. He show that the concept of desire plays a pivotal role in adapting myth to the stage in each of several historical periods. He does not translate the quoted Spanish passages. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)