The Ambivalence of Imperial Discourse

Aaron Kahn

ISBN 10: 3039110985 / ISBN 13: 9783039110988

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2008, 2008

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Neuware -This book offers a new reading of Miguel de Cervantes¿s play La destrucción de Numancia (c.1583), analysing the work in relation to theories of empire in sixteenth-century Spain, in the context of plays written immediately before the rise in popularity of Lope de Vega and the comedia nueva, and the playwright¿s innovative use of dramatic techniques in this transitional period of Spanish drama. Dramatic writers have always used the stage as a medium through which they could comment on current events involving politics, religion, philosophy, and society; Cervantes was no exception. His discourse concerning imperial expansion in La Numancia has resulted in many conflicting interpretations of the play¿s meaning. This book explores the dramäs thematic and generic ambiguities, as well as Cervantes¿s representation and interpretation of the historical record in the creation of his characters and his portrayal of the fall of Numancia in 133 BC to the Roman army of Scipio Aemilianus. Finally, this study addresses the significance of seemingly intentionally unclear discourse in reference to La Numancia and the turbulent political and religious environment of late sixteenth-century Spain. 250 pp. Englisch.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9783039110988

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• Titre: The Ambivalence of Imperial Discourse
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jul 2008
• Date de parution: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3039110985
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783039110988
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu

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Synopsis

This book offers a new reading of Miguel de Cervantes's play La destrucción de Numancia (c.1583), analysing the work in relation to theories of empire in sixteenth-century Spain, in the context of plays written immediately before the rise in popularity of Lope de Vega and the comedia nueva, and the playwright's innovative use of dramatic techniques in this transitional period of Spanish drama. Dramatic writers have always used the stage as a medium through which they could comment on current events involving politics, religion, philosophy, and society; Cervantes was no exception. His discourse concerning imperial expansion in La Numancia has resulted in many conflicting interpretations of the play's meaning. This book explores the drama's thematic and generic ambiguities, as well as Cervantes's representation and interpretation of the historical record in the creation of his characters and his portrayal of the fall of Numancia in 133 BC to the Roman army of Scipio Aemilianus. Finally, this study addresses the significance of seemingly intentionally unclear discourse in reference to La Numancia and the turbulent political and religious environment of late sixteenth-century Spain.

À propos de l?auteur

The Author: Aaron M. Kahn received his D.Phil. in Golden Age Spanish Literature from the University of Oxford. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Sussex.