Public Theater in Golden Age Madrid and Tudor-Stuart London Class, Gender and Festive Community |
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| Author:
| Cañadas, Ivan |
| Series title: | Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5187-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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In this comparative study of English and Spanish drama, the author concerns himself with theatrical conventions, the social significance of drama, and audience-reception in early modern Spain and England. His primary focus of this study is the drama of Shakespeare and some of his contemporaries, particularly Thomas Dekker, in England, and the peasant honor plays of Lope de Vega in Spain. The study addresses the representation of social conflict in the public drama of these two...
More DescriptionIn this comparative study of English and Spanish drama, the author concerns himself with theatrical conventions, the social significance of drama, and audience-reception in early modern Spain and England. His primary focus of this study is the drama of Shakespeare and some of his contemporaries, particularly Thomas Dekker, in England, and the peasant honor plays of Lope de Vega in Spain. The study addresses the representation of social conflict in the public drama of these two countries, and it provides not only literary analysis of individual plays, but also fascinating new insights into the sociology of theatre as an institution.