Perspectives on Contemporary Spanish American Theatre
Title | Perspectives on Contemporary Spanish American Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Frank N. Dauster |
Publisher | Bucknell University Press |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780838753453 |
"In this collection, nine specialists in Spanish American theatre examine social and aesthetic issues reflected in today's vital drama." "The essays in this volume reflect a pattern of interests rapidly becoming dominant among scholars. Several of them deal with questions of genre or focus on metatheatre and parody, theatrical techniques widespread in Latin America. The majority treat these topics in conjunction with their social context. Dominant themes include the question of whether there can be culture-specific genres, incorporating the extremely varied ethnic and cultural strands of the Spanish American social fabric, or the use (and reinterpretation) of tragic and comic structures and classical myths to express social marginality or demythologize received history. A number of essays focus on the problematic situation of women in Spanish American society and their struggle to achieve equality in a highly traditional culture. At the same time the authors examine the role of women in the theatre, both as protagonists and as creative artists, and their struggle to gain acceptance of nontraditional roles and lifestyles."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Crosscurrents
Title | Crosscurrents PDF eBook |
Author | Mindy Badía |
Publisher | Bucknell University Press |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780838756225 |
The term "crosscurrents" seems especially fitting for a volume of essays that explores the cultural exchanges that resulted from the encounter between Spain and the New World. The nautical metaphor alludes to the actual crossing of ships that occurred during the discovery, conquest, and colonization of the Americas by the Spanish as it emphasizes the changes that occurred at these cultural intersections.
Tragedy and Contemporary Spanish American Theatre
Title | Tragedy and Contemporary Spanish American Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Bonnie Hildebrand Reynolds |
Publisher | |
Pages | 169 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Latin American drama (Tragedy) |
ISBN |
Violent Acts
Title | Violent Acts PDF eBook |
Author | Severino João Medeiros Albuquerque |
Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Latin American drama |
ISBN | 9780814322444 |
Albuquerque analyzes the use of violence in Latin American theatre from the 1950s through the 1980s. He argues that in the face of repression and torture, some playwrights counter victimization with art as urgent as street confrontation. A study from both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Theatre of Sabina Berman
Title | The Theatre of Sabina Berman PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | SIU Press |
Pages | 206 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780809389315 |
The Theatre of Sabina Berman: The Agony of Ecstasy and Other Plays introduces and makes accessible to an English-speaking audience the work of the contemporary Mexican playwright Sabina Berman. The book contains translations of the four plays that established Berman's career: The Agony of Ecstasy, Yankee, Puzzle, and Heresy. An introduction by Adam Versényi provides a critical assessment of each play, a discussion of the specific problems of translation involved, and placement of Berman's work in the larger Mexican and Latin American context. It is evident that Sabina Berman's theatrical acumen matches the depth of her dramatic design whether it is the sheer variety of techniques from song to staged tableau that appear in The Agony of Ecstasy; the physicalization of what it means to be interrogated and to interrogate in Yankee; the final enigmatic image of a soldier alone on stage, silently aiming his firearm at an undefined threat that potentially emanates from the audience in Puzzle; or the manner in which the family narrates its own "heretical" actions in Heresy. It is the combination of theatrical technique with universal themes of self-definition that cuts across cultures and ultimately makes these plays translatable.
Views of Religion in Contemporary Spanish American and Brazilian Drama
Title | Views of Religion in Contemporary Spanish American and Brazilian Drama PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Anne Brownell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
Title | World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Irving Brown (Consulting Bibliographer) |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 1344 |
Release | 2013-10-11 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1136119086 |
An annotated world theatre bibliography documenting significant theatre materials published world wide since 1945, plus an index to key names throughout the six volumes of the series.