Space, Drama, and Empire: Mapping the Past in Lope de Vega's Comedia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781684484911)

Spanish poet, playwright, and novelist F駘ix 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 Oro comedia.

Author: Javier Lorenzo
ISBN-10: 168448491X
ISBN-13: 9781684484911
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2023
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2024