Overview
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 against excessively monolithic interpretations of such discourses of containment.
Full Product Details
Author: Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Imprint: Purdue University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.600kg
ISBN: 9781557530448
ISBN 10: 1557530440
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 01 January 1994
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Yarbro-Bejarano's application of recent feminist theories clearly adds a significant dimension to comedia studies, and to these plays in particular, most of which have been little studies.
Yarbro-Bejarano's application of recent feminist theories clearly adds a significant dimension to comedia studies, and to these plays in particular, most of which have been little studies. --Anne J. Cruz (08/09/2018) Yarbro-Bejarano has written an excellent, multifaceted discussion of otherness in early modern Spanish culture. . . . The clarity of her writing style makes this thought-provoking book a delight to read. -- (08/20/2018)
Yarbro-Bejarano has written an excellent, multifaceted discussion of otherness in early modern Spanish culture. . . . The clarity of her writing style makes this thought-provoking book a delight to read. Sixteenth Century Journal --Sixteenth Century Journal Yarbro-Bejarano's application of recent feminist theories clearly adds a significant dimension to comedia studies, and to these plays in particular, most of which have been little studied. --Anne J. Cruz
Yarbro-Bejarano's application of recent feminist theories clearly adds a significant dimension to comedia studies, and to these plays in particular, most of which have been little studies. --Anne J. Cruz (08/09/2018)
Author Information
Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano is a Professor in the Spanish & Portuguese Department at Stanford University.
