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Feminism and the Honor Plays of Lope de Vega (Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures)
Yarbro
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Hardcover. Between 1585 and 1631, the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega wrote numerous plays dealing with the theme of conjugal honor. Drawing on recent feminist theories and touching on literary, social, and anthropological aspects, Yarbro-Bejarano (Spanish, Stanford U.) demonstrates that hierarchical relations Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Between 1585 and 1631, the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega wrote more than forty-five plays dealing with the theme of conjugal honor. Drawing on recent feminist theories and touching on literary, social, and anthropological aspects, Professor Yarbro-Rejarano demonstrates that hierarchical relations of gender, race, and social status mutually inform one another as structuring principles of these plays. She takes into account plays that reveal their conventional, formulaic views of the Christian feminine ideal as well as those whose variety and flexibility present women subverting their expected roles. By identifying moments of resistance and subversion in the texts, the author argues ... Read more
Between 1585 and 1631, the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega wrote more than forty-five plays dealing with the theme of conjugal honor. Drawing on recent feminist theories and touching on literary, social, and anthropological aspects, Professor Yarbro-Rejarano demonstrates that hierarchical relations of gender, race, and social status mutually inform one another as structuring principles of these plays. She takes into account plays that reveal their conventional, formulaic views of the Christian feminine ideal as well as those whose variety and flexibility present women subverting their expected roles. By identifying moments of resistance and subversion in the texts, the author argues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557530448
SKU
V9781557530448
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About Yarbro
Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano is a Professor in the Spanish & Portuguese Department at Stanford University.
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