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Classical Spanish Theater in the Cinema

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Abstract
This book aims to deepen the relationship between classical Spanish theater and cinema through the analysis of a corpus which has been only partially studied and recently rescued by critics. The chapters first deal with theoretical questions about the cinematographic adaptation of a dramatic text, followed by specific studies of significant periods in the political and cultural history of Spain in the 20th century, such as the artistic production of exile and that of the Franco regime, also taking into account the creative contribution of the most recent films based on the theme and their impact on contemporary society.

Keywords Portugal • Franco’s regime • La vida es sueño • Spain • Don Juan • Pedro Calderón de la Barca • Francisco Franco • Communism • Filmic rewriting • Shakespeare • Agustín Moreto • Naples • Cinematographic adaption • Spanish theater of Golden Century • Theories on adaptation • Theatre • Spanishness • Spanish cinema • María Teresa León • Spanish Golden Age theater • Golden Age Drama • Pilar Miró • Theatre in cinema • El desdén con el desdén • Propaganda • Calderón • Monologue • Rafael Alberti • National identity • Reception of the Golden Age theatre heritage • El perro del hortelano • Dialectic high vs low • Film adaptation • Francoism • Golden Age Drama Studies • Screen adaptation • Censorship • Argentine cinema • Theater-cinema relations • Audience • Spanish Comedia • Hispanism • Menos es más • Nazism • Lope de Vega • Cinema • Film version • El Alcalde de Zalamea • Reception • Adaptation • Theatrical space • Reception of the Golden Age Theatre Heritage • Cinematic space • Dictatorship • Siglo de Oro

Thema codes ATFA • ATD • DSG • 1DSE • 3MP

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-330-4 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-330-4 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-331-1 | Number of pages 200 | Dimensions 16x23cm | Published July 12, 2019 | Language es

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