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The Discourse of Courtly Love in Seventeenth-Century Spanish Theater - 9780838757147

Un libro in lingua di Robert Bayliss edito da Associated Univ Pr, 2009

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Bayliss (Spanish, University of Kansas) takes a new look at early modern Spanish theater. Rather than examining the plays as reflective of Spanish society alone, he places them in the European tradition of Courtly Love as portrayed by the medieval troubadours and trovaritz. He sees the theater as recently released from the control of the aristocracy. Playwrights aimed their work at the paying audience from all walks of life. The theme of independent choice in affairs of the heart was popular as well as being a reaction to centuries of patriarchal control of marriage. Bayliss includes both male and female playwrights in his study, setting up a gendered discourse that sheds light on the different aspects of interaction between the sexes. This is a refreshing change from earlier work, which generally ignored women writers. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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