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Author: Julio Gonzalez-Ruiz
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Volume: 40
Weight: 0.330kg
ISBN: 9781433104138
ISBN 10: 143310413
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 30 December 2008
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: Spanish
Reviews
«'Amistades peligrosas' is an important contribution to the understanding of gender, sexuality and the construction of masculinity in early modern Spain. What emerges from studies such as this one is a salutary and long overdue antidote against traditional scholarship on Siglo de Oro studies which has been mired for so long in debates concerning honor and honra; and philologically obsessed with polishing and preserving the texts. Professor Gonzalez-Ruiz's book asks readers to consider the articulation of a homoerotic discourse in Lope de Vega's drama. Framing the deployment of homoerotic discursivity in the conflicted relationship between the poet and his patron, the Duke of Sessa, Professor Gonzalez-Ruiz succeeds in blunting traditional objections against this sort of literary analysis. Showing the extent to which Lope's correspondence advertises already the presence of a troubled homosocial, if not homoerotic, connection between patron and poet, Professor Gonzalez-Ruiz lays the ground for his brilliantly constructed analyses of three plays. 'Amistades peligrosas' is a formidable example of the type of scholarship that is slowly but surely transforming the field of early modern Spanish literary studies. Polished, well researched, accessible, yet challenging, 'Amistades peligrosas' will delight all students and colleagues interested in novel interpretations of Golden Age texts and all those working on gender studies, queer studies, and masculinity studies. -- Harry Velez Quinones
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El autor: Julio Gonzalez-Ruiz se licencio en Filologia Hispanica por la Universidad de Malaga, institucion donde tambien impartio clases de espanol para extranjeros. Posteriormente, fue comisionado por el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores para implementar la docencia de la lengua y literatura espanolas en la Universidad de Tel Aviv, Israel. Obtuvo un Master's en literaturas espanola y latinoamericana en University of Ottawa (Canada) y un Doctorado en literatura espanola del Siglo de Oro en The Pennsylvania State University (USA), con la distincion unanime de Suma Cum Laude. Ha ensenado como profesor invitado y visitante en algunas de las mas prestigiosas universidades y colleges de los Estados Unidos. Su investigacion sobre la literatura espanola del Siglo de Oro comprende autores de la talla de Felix Lope de Vega, Miguel de Cervantes, Maria de Zayas y Leonor de la Cueva y Silva. En el campo de la literatura espanola y latinoamericana contemporaneas ha realizado trabajos de investigacion sobre autores como Juan Goytisolo, Rosa Montero, Reinaldo Arenas y Mario Vargas Llosa. Sus articulos han aparecido en revistas y volumenes academicos de Espana, Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos. En la actualidad, es profesor de lengua y literatura espanolas en Spelman College (Atlanta, USA).
