Imperial stagings : empire and ideology in transatlantic theater of early modern Spain and the New World / by Chad M. Gasta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gasta, Chad M. (Chad Michael)

Series:

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 296.

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish drama--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Spanish drama.

Politics and literature--Spain--History--16th century.

Politics and literature.

Politics and literature--Spain--History--17th century.

Political plays, Spanish--History and criticism.

Political plays, Spanish.

Spanish American drama--To 1800--History and criticism.

Spanish American drama.

Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635. Fuente Ovejuna.

Vega, Lope de.

Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan, 1580?-1639. Dueño de las estrellas.

Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan.

Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681. Púrpura de la rosa.

Calderón de la Barca, Pedro.

Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695. Divino Narciso.

Juana Inés de la Cruz.

History.

Spain.

Physical Description:

297 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel HIll, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, 2013.

Contents:

Introduction: Empire and ideology : aesthetics and design in early modern theater of Spain and the new world

Agriculture, economics, and revolt in Lope's Fuenteovejuna

Falling stars : kingship and the law in Ruiz de Alarcón's El dueño de las estrellas

"A rose by an other name" : politics and dynastic success(ions) in Calderón's loa to La púrpura de la rosa

Narcissistic imperialism : religion and reconquest in Sor Juana's El divino narcisco

Emerging patterns : writers and the imperial state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index.

ISBN:

9781469609966

1469609967

OCLC:

824087981