Twenty-First Century Approaches to Hispanic Golden Age Drama

Abstract

Abstract Diversity and inclusivity have guided many scholars of Hispanic Golden Age drama in their attempts to cover new ground and incorporate fresh insights in the first quarter of the twenty-first century on early modern theater written in Spanish. The six essays in this special issue provide a sampling of that spirit, exploring themes such as physical, ethnic, and political otherness, the dynamics of gender and caste in professional theater, and the ability of music to communicate transcendence and reconcile sacred and secular. Authors included are Glenda Nieto-Cuebas, Pablo García Piñar, Erin Cowling, Sharon Voros, Susan Paun de García, and J. Yuri Porras. They discuss the theatrical work of Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Diego Sánchez de Badajoz, Ignacio Amestoy, Ainhoa Amestoy, Bernarda Ramírez, and Petronila Jibaja.