Space, Drama, and Empire : Mapping the Past in Lope de Vega's Comedia PDF
by Lorenzo Javier Lorenzo
Part of the Campos Ibericos: Bucknell Studies in Iberian Literatures and Cultures series
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Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist Felix Lope de Vega (1562-1635) was a key figure of Golden Age Spanish literature, second only in stature to Cervantes, and is considered the founder of Spain's classical theater. In this rich and informative study, Javier Lorenzo investigates the symbolic use of space in Lope's drama and its function as an ideological tool to promote an imagined Spanish national past. In specific plays, this book argues, historical landscapes and settings were used to foretell and legitimize the imperial present in Hapsburg Spain, allowing audiences to visualize and plot, as on a map, the country's expansionist trajectory throughout the centuries. By focusing on connections among space, drama, and empire, this book makes an important contribution to the study of literature and imperialism in early modern Spain and equally to our understanding of the role and political significance of spatiality in Siglo de Orocomedia.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:202 pages
- Publisher:Bucknell University Press
- Publication Date:15/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781684484942
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:202 pages
- Publisher:Bucknell University Press
- Publication Date:15/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781684484942
