Overview

This book presents an annotated edition, English translation, and an in-depth study of Lope de Vega’s La prueba de los ingenios. Through this translation, the authors aim to make this significant yet lesser-known work accessible to a wider audience, while providing scholarly insights into its historical, cultural, and literary contexts. The book's introduction explores themes of genre and gender hybridity, and socio-cultural self-fashioning, showcasing Lope's nuanced response to societal norms and his creative engagement with contemporary debates on authorship, professional theater, and gender issues. The annotations offer valuable commentary, guiding readers through the complex layers of Lope’s text and underscoring its relevance to both early modern and contemporary discussions on gender, sexuality, and social identity.

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Author:   Rafael Bejarano ,  Marcella Salvi
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   53
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781636676692

ISBN 10:   1636676693
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   16 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English, Spanish

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Bridging Cultures and Discourses: The Importance of Translating La prueba de los ingenios by Lope de Vega - The Hybrid Nature of the Comedia: Exploring Genre and Subgenre in La prueba de los ingenios - Plot Summary - Comedia palatina: Reflecting Courtly Culture and Lope’s Courtly Ambitions - Palatial Spaces and Environments - The Courtier in the Labyrinth of the Court - Portraying the Noble Ethos - A Showcase of Literary Subgenres of the Palace - Gender Fluidity and Social Hybridity in La prueba de los ingenios - Florela: A Challenge to Gender Norms and Intellectual Authority - From Page to Stage: Lope’s Authorial Presence Through Florela’s Ingenio - The Theatrical Spectacle as a Vehicle of Power - The Role of Hybridity in Lope’s Stage Success - Conclusion: Gender Politics and Theatrical Innovation in La prueba de los ingenios - Criteria for the Spanish Edition - Printed Editions of La prueba de los ingenios - Criteria for the Translation - Versification - La prueba de los ingenios / The Trial of Wits - Notes to the Text - Glossary - Works Cited

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Marcella Salvi is the Lewis Professor of Spanish and Italian at St. Lawrence University. Her research focuses on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish and Italian theater, with an emphasis on the connections between these traditions, and also explores the politics of memory in contemporary Spanish and Italian literature. Rafael Castillo Bejarano is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages, Cultures, and Media at St. Lawrence University. His research interests focus on the relationship between poetry and the court in Early Modern Iberia, as well as the transatlantic connections among Hispanic literatures.

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