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Paperback. Imperial Stagings: Empire and Ideology in Transatlantic Theater of Early Modern Spain and the New World Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AN; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
The promotion of state ideology was pervasive in early modern Spain and its New World colonies. One cultural medium affected, theater--the most popular and viable form of mass entertainment at the time--frequently played a role in the advancement of imperial rule. However, despite censorship and the state control of theaters, early modern dramatists also found novel and covert methods to criticize Spain's handling of its imperial affairs by proposing alternative solutions to the problems with which they dealt. Imperial Stagings: Empire and Ideology in Transatlantic Theater of Early Modern Spain and the New World shows how the dramas of Lope ... Read more
The promotion of state ideology was pervasive in early modern Spain and its New World colonies. One cultural medium affected, theater--the most popular and viable form of mass entertainment at the time--frequently played a role in the advancement of imperial rule. However, despite censorship and the state control of theaters, early modern dramatists also found novel and covert methods to criticize Spain's handling of its imperial affairs by proposing alternative solutions to the problems with which they dealt. Imperial Stagings: Empire and Ideology in Transatlantic Theater of Early Modern Spain and the New World shows how the dramas of Lope ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469609966
SKU
V9781469609966
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About Chad Gasta
Chad M. Gasta is associate professor of hispanic studies at Iowa State University where he also serves as director of International Studies and codirector of the Languages and Cultures for Professions (LCP) program.
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