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The Politics of Farce in Contemporary Spanish American Theatre by Priscilla Melendez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melendez, Priscilla.
- Series:
- North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 282.
- North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; no. 282
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spanish American drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- Spanish American drama.
- Spanish American farces--History and criticism.
- Spanish American farces.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill [N.C.] : North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures, U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages, 2006.
- Summary:
- The first book-length study of the role of farce in Spanish American theatre explores the intersection of politics and drama.Spanish American playwrights have realized that farce's "lack of power" and marginality can become a resourceful way to confront aggression and censorship, while rejecting the possibility of eventually becoming part.
- Contents:
- Jose Triana's Revolico en el campo de marte : face and Cuba's revolutionary history
- (In)decency and (dis)pleasure : women and farce in Sabina Berman's El suplicio del placer
- Transcription, transgression and power in Vegas Llosa's Kathie y el hipopótamo
- Popular culture and classical traditions : face and incest in Quíntuples by Luis Rafael Sánchez.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-227).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4696-3929-7
- OCLC:
- 1080551523
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