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