{"product_id":"exploring-race-ethnicity-gender-and-beth-ann-bernstein-9781793620545","title":"Exploring Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality in Four Spanish Plays: A Crisis of Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExploring Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality in Four Spanish Plays\u003c\/i\u003e explores society's influence on identity in Spanish theatrical works and discusses parallels to these works in contemporary popular culture. The Spanish plays \u003ci\u003eEl retablo de las maravillas\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Marvelous Puppet Show\u003c\/i\u003e) by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1615); \u003ci\u003eVirtudes vencen seles\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eVirtues Overcome Signs\u003c\/i\u003e) by V駘ez de Guevara (1620); \u003ci\u003eEl p炻lico\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Audience\u003c\/i\u003e) by Federico Garc僘 Lorca (1929); and \u003ci\u003eLa llamada de Lauren\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLauren's Call\u003c\/i\u003e) by Paloma Pedrero (1985) all deal with characters in the midst of a crisis of identity. Using an eclectic approach, supported by contemporary theories of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, Beth Bernstein analyzes the four plays in terms of identity and shows how society imposes the construction of identity. As the characters reach to define themselves, internal and external pressures guide them in interpreting acceptable behavior. This book offers a close reading of the psychological struggle of the characters, driven by society to cover their differences with a symbolic mask which, if donned, will eventually devour their true identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Ann Bernstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1793620547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781793620545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Beth Ann Bernstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993019580671,"sku":"9781793620545","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e467fa94-8b96-43de-a375-b9f421b5604f.jpg?v=1683322074","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exploring-race-ethnicity-gender-and-beth-ann-bernstein-9781793620545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}