Drawing the Curtain

Cervantes's Theatrical Revelations

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Miguel de Cervantes’s experimentation with theatricality is frequently tied to the notion of revelation and disclosure of hidden truths. Drawing the Curtain showcases the elements of theatricality that characterize Cervantes’s prose and analyses the ways in which he uses theatricality in his own literary production.Bringing together the works of well-known scholars, who draw from a variety of disciplines and theoretical approaches, this collection demonstrates how Cervantes exploits revelation and disclosure to create dynamic dramatic moments that surprise and engage observers and readers. Hewing closely to Peter Brook’s notion of the bare or empty stage, Esther Fernández and Adrienne L. Martín argue that Cervantes’s omnipresent concern with theatricality manifests not only in his drama but also in the myriad metatheatrical instances dispersed throughout his prose works. In doing so, Drawing the Curtain sheds light on the ways in which Cervantes forces his readers to engage with themes that are central to his life and works, including love, freedom, truth, confinement, and otherness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-11-09
Mått159 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt700 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieToronto Iberic
Antal sidor392
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781487508777

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Introduction: The Poetics of the Imagined Stage Esther Fernández and Adrienne L. MartínPart One: Alternate Theatricalities in Cervantes’s Drama 1. Cervantes and the Simple StageBruce R. Burningham2. Queer Cambalaches in El rufián dichosoJohn Slater3. Of Players and Wagers: The Theatricality of Gambling for Salvation in El rufián dichosoSonia Velázquez 4. Writing to Rescue from Oblivion: The Phantasms of Captivity in El trato de ArgelJulia Domínguez5. Captivating Music, Memory, and Emotions in Los baños de ArgelSherry Velasco6. In the Name of Love: Cervantes’s Play on Captivity in La gran sultanaAna Laguna7. Revolving Sets: Spatial Revelations in the EntremesesEsther Fernández and Adrienne L. MartínPart Two: Acts of Disclosure in Cervantes’s Prose 8. Coups de théâtre in the Novelas ejemplaresB.W. Ife9. Captive Audiences: Performing Captivity in Cervantes’s Prose Narrative Catherine Infante10. Painting into Theatre: "The Suicide of Lucretia" as a Tableau Vivant in El curioso impertinenteMercedes Alcalá-Galán11. "Muchas y muy verdaderas señales": The Theatrics of Truth and Sincerity of Fiction in La GalateaPaul Michael Johnson12. Eavesdropping or Spying? Secret Places and Spaces in Don QuixoteEduardo Olid Guerrero13. Don Quixote and the Performance of Aging Masculinities in Early Modern SpainJosé R. Cartagena Calderón

"This collection of essays stands as a fantastic example of how differing cultural studies approaches can be used to examine a single thematic, in this case Cervantine theatricality. Individually, each chapter represents a well-researched and incredibly insightful investigation into studies on theater and Cervantes on whole. In short, it is a collection of essays that presents value for graduate students and well-established scholars alike." - Brian M. Phillips, Jackson State University (Hispanofila)