Research Catalog

Title

The re-creation of history in the Fernando and Isabel plays of Lope de Vega / DeLys Ostlund.

Author

Ostlund, DeLys, 1958-

Publication

New York : P. Lang, c1997.

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Description

129 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"This study examines a long-recognized characteristic of Spanish Golden Age historical drama, that dramatists of the period interpreted factual history according to their own literary purposes. The study is based on five of Lope de Vega's plays that dramatize key moments in the reign of the Catholic Monarchs. The author points out basic patterns which guided Lope's restructuring of history, at the same time highlighting the differences in the approach to historical material in each work. Finally, the author examines Lope's portrayal of Isabel and Fernando and the implications of such a portrayal."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Ibérica, 1056-5000 ; vol. 18

Uniform Title

Ibérica (New York, N.Y.) vol. 18.

Alternative Title

Recreation of history in the Fernando and Isabel plays of Lope de Vega

Subject

• Historical drama, Spanish > History and criticism
• Spain > History > Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516
• Spain > In literature
• Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635 > Criticism and interpretation

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-123) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. History and Its Dramatic Representation -- Ch. 2. The Union of Castile and Aragon: El mejor mozo de Espana -- Ch. 3. Civil War and the Establishment of the Reign: Fuente Ovejuna -- Ch. 4. The Rechristianization of the Peninsula: El cerco de Santa Fe -- Ch. 5. Extension of the Reign and the Faith: El nuevo mundo descubierto por Cristobal Colon -- Ch. 6. Decline: Las cuentas del Gran Capitan.

ISBN

0820428949 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^95038270^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library