Imperial Stagings Empire and Ideology in Transatlantic Theater of Early Modern Spain and the New World |
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| Author:
| Gasta, Chad |
| Series title: | North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0996-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $139.00AUD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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Shows how the dramas of Lope de Vega, Juan Ruiz de Alarcon, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz confronted the economic, legal, socio-political, and religious problems of Spain and its colonies. It studies how drama, a reciprocal transatlantic phenomenon, interacted with Spanish imperial ideology as it attempted to foster the creation of a national identity.
Shows how the dramas of Lope de Vega, Juan Ruiz de Alarcon, Pedro Calderon de la Barca, and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz confronted the economic, legal, socio-political, and religious problems of Spain and its colonies. It studies how drama, a reciprocal transatlantic phenomenon, interacted with Spanish imperial ideology as it attempted to foster the creation of a national identity.