SPAN6656 · Romance Languages and Literatures
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Conducted in Spanish. Fulfills Pre-1800 Peninsular for HS majors and 6000 level for HS minors. Deep dive into the most important mode of mass entertainment in early modern Iberia: theater. From the classic five-act play and the revolutionary comedia nueva to the Inquisitions infamous legal spectacle of the auto de fe, this course explores themes such as humor, empire, gender and sexuality, stage technology, and race. Entertainment and politics intertwined, producing spectacular texts that mirrored a society both in crisis and in a creative craze. An introduction to early modern Spanish literatures and cultures, this course combines canonical authors (Lope, Cervantes, Calderon) with popular sources (comedic interludes, urban parades). Texts in Spanish; English translations available.
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