Drama and Ethos: Natural-Law Ethics in Spanish Golden Age Theater (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813152394)

Spanish Golden Age drama as an expression of morality falls between the extremes of art-for-art's-sake and utilitarianism. According to Spanish literary critics of the 16th and 17th centuries, drama imitated reality, the subject and domain of philosophy. The integration of drama and scholastic moral philosophy was an important aspect of the critical theory of this era, which held that art should both teach and delight. Through close textual analysis of representative plays, this book examines t

Author: Robert L. Fiore
ISBN-10: 0813152399
ISBN-13: 9780813152394
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d