The Play of Allegory in the Autos Sacramentales of Pedro Calderon de La Barca (Contexts & Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813207339 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"The best book on allegory in the autos sacramentales of Calderon de la Barca." according to Aletheia. Probably the best book written on the question of allegory in the autos sacramentales of Calderon de la Barca. Elucidates the meaning of allegory, explains how it functions in the autos of Calderon, and palces it in the historical context of Calderon's time. A tour de force by Barbara Elena Kurtz.
Calderon's allegorical drama consists of over 70 so-called "autos sacramentales". This work examines the playwright's allegorical drama as well as his theory of allegory. By analyzing and synthesizing these remarks, Barbara E.Kurtz reconstructs Caldeon's theory of allegory. Calderon was the most popularly successful dramatist of the genre, and scholars almost universally consider him to be the most artistically sophisticated and inventive of "auto" playwrights. This volume should prove invaluable to scholars of Spanish literature and to students of allegory in general.. What he did leave, however, was discussion of allegory scattered throughout the "autos": the dramas' personified characters pause frequently in the very midst of the action to speak learnedly about the definitions, nature, and importance of allegory. Unlike other theoreticians of allegory, Calderon left no sustained piece of writing on his chosen subject. The "auto" was a one-act drama, usually in the form of personification allegory, that was intended for performance at the festivities held annually in connection with the Feast of Corpus Christi in celebration of the Eucharist. Spanish dramatist Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1781) was one of the most brilliant (although largely unheralded) writers in the history of European allego