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The criminal baroque : lawbreaking, peacekeeping, and theatricality in early modern Spain
Title
The criminal baroque : lawbreaking, peacekeeping, and theatricality in early modern Spain / Ted L. L. Bergman.
ISBN
9781855663398
1855663392
9781787448810
9781800101234
Publication
Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
xii, 257 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
Early Modern Spanish theatre is viewed by many scholars as entertaining propaganda that channelled the emotions and beliefs of the masses into mechanisms for social control. This book questions such an interpretation by examining the portrayal of criminal heroes on stage and public spectacles of law enforcement outside of the playhouse.The book is structured in a way that moves between analyses of theatre, crime, and law enforcement while covering the intersections between these three phenomena. Through examples that range from dancing pimps to brawling kings, this study reveals that the propaganda power of early modern Spanish spectacle has been vastly overstated.
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ebook version :
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 19, 2022
Series
Monografías A ; 393
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : what is the criminal Baroque?
1. The theatrical jácara and the celebration of 'desórdenes públicos'
2. The Alguaciles as theatrical peacekeepers and lawbreakers
3. The criminal leading man as brawler and soldier
4. Criminality, theatricality and nobility, Part I : Corpus Christi chaos in Seville
5. Criminality, theatricality and nobility, Part II : The spectacular fall of Don Rodrigo Calderón
. Criminality and kingship on stage.
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Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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