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Science on stage in early modern Spain / edited by Enrique García Santo-Tomás.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PQ6105 .S25 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Toronto Iberic ; 38.
- Toronto Iberic ; 38
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spanish drama--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- Spanish drama.
- Theater--Spain--History--16th century.
- Theater.
- Theater--Spain--History--17th century.
- Science--Spain--History--16th century.
- Science.
- Science--Spain--History--17th century.
- Science in literature.
- Spanish drama--Classical period.
- Spain.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Science on Stage in Early Modern Spain features essays by leading scholars in the fields of literary studies, and the history of science, exploring the relationship between technical innovations and theatrical events that incorporated scientific content into dramatic productions. Focusing on Spanish dramas between 1500 and 1700, through the birth and development of its playhouses and coliseums and the phenomenal success of its major writers, this collection addresses a unique phenomenon through the most popular, versatile, and generous medium of the time. The contributors tackle subjects and disciplines as diverse as alchemy, optics, astronomy, acoustics, geometry, mechanics, and mathematics to reveal how theatre could be used to deploy scientific knowledge. While Science on Stage contributes to cultural and performance studies it also engages with issues of censorship, the effect of the Spanish Inquisition on the circulation of ideas and the influence of the Eastern traditions in Spain."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781487504052
- 1487504055
- OCLC:
- 1080211087
- Publisher Number:
- 40029021682
- 99980492557
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