The trickster-function in the theatre of García Lorca / Sarah Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Sarah, 1969-

Series:

Colección Támesis. Monografías ; Serie A, 185.

Colección Támesis. Serie A, Monografías ; 185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936--Dramatic works.

García Lorca, Federico.

García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936.

Tricksters in literature.

Drama.

Physical Description:

viii, 149 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, 2000.

Summary:

An important contribution to the understanding of the theatrical output of major figure of Spanish literary canon.

Contents:

Introduction: The Trickster-Function in the Theatre of Garcia Lorca 1

Section I. An Invitation to the Play

I Author(ity) and the Laughter of Signs The Autor/Director/Poeta and Other Trickster Figures in the Theatre of Garcia Lorca 13

Section II. The Trickster, Gender and Masquerade

II Perlimplin's Seduction Femininity, Masquerade and the trompe l'oeil 39

III Asi que pasen cinco anos. Leyenda del tiempo Masochism and the Limits of Masculinity 62

IV The Riddling of Difference Representations of the Androgyne 87

Section III. The Body in Pain: Collectivity and the Carnivalesque

V The Body in Pain Elements of the Carnivalesque in El publico 105

Conclusion: Off Limits 126.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-144) and index.

ISBN:

1855660741

OCLC:

44019834