Library of Rassegna iberistica

Series | Library of Rassegna iberistica
Edited book | Serenísima palabra
Chapter | Lope de Vega y el alma del pecador

Lope de Vega y el alma del pecador

Arrepentimiento y expiación en Juan de Dios y Antón Martín

Abstract

In Lope de Vega’s hagiographic play, Juan de Dios y Antón Martín, the sacrament of penance becomes the central theme, not simply by exposing the meaning of this sacrament and its purpose, but by also using it as a mechanism through which the playwright is able to delve into the main character’s motivations and reflections about the consequences of his own acts. Thus, the content of the manuals of confession that circulated during Post-Tridentine Spain as well as Lope’s life of repentance and confession are crucial for the purpose of this study in order to understand how the sacrament of penance is presented throughout the play.  


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: July 14, 2015 | Accepted: April 13, 2016 | Language: it

Keywords Post-Tridentine Spain • Sacrament of penance • Atonement • Repentance

Copyright © 2017 María del Pilar Chouza-Calo. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/6969-163-8/RiB-5-38


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