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Pedro Calderon de la Barca: The Painter of His Dishonour (Hispanic Classics)
Pedro Calderon De La Barca
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Paperback. Alan Paterson presents Calderon's original text, from manuscript and printed sources, with a skilful verse translation into English of a remarkable play, in which Calderon develops the motif of marital honour in quite original ways. Translator(s): Paterson, A. K. G. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Alan Paterson presents Calderon's original text, from manuscript and printed sources, with a skilful verse translation into English of a remarkable play, in which Calderon develops the motif of marital honour in quite original ways. The blending of deep pathos and humour anticipates the modern theatre of the absurd, though Calderon is pushing to the limits the license gained by Lope de Vega to mingle tragedy with comedy. The play incorporates important aesthetic ideas of the Renaissance on painting and the character of the artist. It must be unique in seventeenth-century European in ... Read more
Alan Paterson presents Calderon's original text, from manuscript and printed sources, with a skilful verse translation into English of a remarkable play, in which Calderon develops the motif of marital honour in quite original ways. The blending of deep pathos and humour anticipates the modern theatre of the absurd, though Calderon is pushing to the limits the license gained by Lope de Vega to mingle tragedy with comedy. The play incorporates important aesthetic ideas of the Renaissance on painting and the character of the artist. It must be unique in seventeenth-century European in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856683473
SKU
V9780856683473
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About Pedro Calderon De La Barca
Alan Paterson is Chairman of the Department of Spanish at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and is the author of numerous books and articles on the Golden Age of Spanish Theatre.
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