Don Pedro Calderón

ISBN-13: 9780521765152 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 526 str.

Don W. Cruickshank

Opis

Don Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600 81) is Spain's most important early modern dramatist. His varied career as a playwright, courtier, soldier and priest placed him at the heart of Spanish culture, and he reflected on contemporary events in his plays, most famously La vida es sueno (Life is a Dream). In this scholarly biography of Calderon in English, Don Cruickshank uses his command of the archival sources and his unparalleled understanding of Calderon's work to chart his life and his political, literary and religious contexts. In addition, the book includes much fresh research into Calderon's writings and their attributions. This elegant, erudite work will bring Calderon to a new audience both within and beyond Spanish studies. With illustrations, extensive notes and a detailed index, this is the most comprehensive English-language book on Calderon, and it will long remain the key work of reference on this important author."

Recenzje

'This book will be a must-read for students and scholars of early modern Spanish theatre and literature, and for early modern scholars in general. It is a superb work of scholarship, one that I cannot praise too highly.' Edward H. Friedman, Vanderbilt University

Spis treści

Preface; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note on measurements, currency, translations and dates; 1. The birthplace: Madrid in 1600; 2. The family background; 3. Childhood and early adolescence; 4. A turning-point; 5. A talent discovered by accident; 6. Letters, not arms; 7. Blasphemy, sacrilege and lèse-majesté; 8. Lessons for controlling personalities; 9. Only poetry, not precious stones; 10. Taking over from Lope; 11. Knight of Santiago; 12. Discordant voices; 13. The storm gathers; 14. War and disillusionment; 15. A time to mourn; 16. Beginning to recover; Epilogue: the glories of the world; Appendix: Calderón's dramatic works; Notes; Bibliography; Index.