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The Play of Power : Mythological Court Dramas of Calderon de la Barca / Margaret Rich Greer.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5021Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©1991Description: 1 online resource (276 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781400887118
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 862/.3 20
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  • PQ6312 .G74 2017eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction -- Two. Calderon, Master of Polyphony: Lasfortunas de Andromeda y Perseo -- Three. Power at Play: El mayor encanto, amor -- Four. The Problem of Don Juan Jose -- Five. An Optimistic Answer: La estatua de Prometeo -- Six. A Pessimistic View: Fieras afemina Amor -- Seven. The End of the Line: Hado y divisa de Leonido y Marfisa -- Eight. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681), one of the great dramatists of Spain's Golden Age, wrote a series of mythological spectacle plays for the Habsburg courts. Written when court spectacles were an instrument of monarchical absolutism, these later works by Calderon have often been dismissed by critics as servile flattery of the royalty or mere displays of dazzling showmanship. Margaret Rich Greer argues, however, that many of the playwright's court dramas not only explore human life and social organization, but also possess artistic unity and thematic complexity that make them landmarks in European dramatic history. Analyzing seven of these plays, she demonstrates Calderon's mastery in the integration of music, dance, elaborate scenery, and stage machinery to enhance rather than overpower his poetic text. Greer shows that by envisioning each drama in the physical setting of its performance and in the political context of its time, readers can appreciate a complex relationship of texts: intertwined with the flattering image of the splendor of royal power are a discourse relevant to common spectators and another one that is subtly critical of the policies of the king and the court.Originally published in 1991.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction -- Two. Calderon, Master of Polyphony: Lasfortunas de Andromeda y Perseo -- Three. Power at Play: El mayor encanto, amor -- Four. The Problem of Don Juan Jose -- Five. An Optimistic Answer: La estatua de Prometeo -- Six. A Pessimistic View: Fieras afemina Amor -- Seven. The End of the Line: Hado y divisa de Leonido y Marfisa -- Eight. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681), one of the great dramatists of Spain's Golden Age, wrote a series of mythological spectacle plays for the Habsburg courts. Written when court spectacles were an instrument of monarchical absolutism, these later works by Calderon have often been dismissed by critics as servile flattery of the royalty or mere displays of dazzling showmanship. Margaret Rich Greer argues, however, that many of the playwright's court dramas not only explore human life and social organization, but also possess artistic unity and thematic complexity that make them landmarks in European dramatic history. Analyzing seven of these plays, she demonstrates Calderon's mastery in the integration of music, dance, elaborate scenery, and stage machinery to enhance rather than overpower his poetic text. Greer shows that by envisioning each drama in the physical setting of its performance and in the political context of its time, readers can appreciate a complex relationship of texts: intertwined with the flattering image of the splendor of royal power are a discourse relevant to common spectators and another one that is subtly critical of the policies of the king and the court.Originally published in 1991.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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