Table of Contents

Introduction: The Spanish Golden Age Drama Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza by James A. Parr Francisco Antonio de Bances Candamo by Santiago García Castano'n Pedro Calderón de la Barca by Matthew D. Stroud Guillén de Castro by Bárbara Mujica Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra by Edward H. Friedman Andrés de Claramonte y Corroy by Christopher B. Weimer Juan de la Cueva by David G. Burton Juan del Encina by Stanislav Zimic Antonio Mira de Amescua by Manuel Delgado Morales Tirso de Molina (Gabriel Téllez) by Bruno M. Damiani Juan Pérez de Montalbán by Patricia Kenworthy Agustín Moreto y Cabana by Frank P. Casa Luis Quiñones de Benavente by Diane Iglesias Fernando de Rojas by Mary Parker Francisco de Rojas y Zorrilla by Anita K. Stoll Lope de Rueda by Sharon D. Voros Bartolomé de Torres Naharro by John Lihani Lope Félix de Vega Carpio by Alix Ingber Luis Vélez de Guevara by C. George Peale Selected Bibliography Index

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Includes extensive biographical, critical and bibliographical information for 19 major Spanish dramatists who wrote between the end of the 15th century and the death of Calderon in 1681.

About the Author

MARY PARKER has taught at Boston University, Boston College, Hunter College of the City University of New York, and St. John's University. She is the author of Santas, Reinas, Mártires y Cortesanas/La Mujer en el teatro de Juan Bautista Diamante, and she is coauthor and editor of Spanish Dramatists of the Golden Age: A Bio-Bibliography Sourcebook, and the forthcoming Modern Spanish Dramatists: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook.

Reviews

"Authoritative, up-to-date, well balanced... A very useful book dealing with one of the most creative periods in Spanish letters."-Manuel Duran Yale University

"This collection of essays on the classical drama of Spain not only provides the general English-reading public with a useful basic reference work on the major authors but also gives specialists some brilliant new insights into several of the most important plays. It should have a place in all good libraries."-Elias L. Rivers Professor (emeritus) of Comparative and Spanish Literature State University of New York-Stony Brook

"This comprehensive introduction to the Spanish drama of the Golden Age, which gathers 20 studies on the dramatists of the period written by some of the foremost scholars in the field, contains an inventory of authors and their works framed within the historical, social, and cultural milieu in which Spain's national theater emerged. It is an extraordinary editorial achievement, offering an attentive look at different critical approaches and methodologies of study, as well as bio-bibliographical information and a list of recommended editions and English translations of the major works. Judiciously edited, lucidly written with a balance between criticism and factual information, Mary Parker's book will undoubtedly be useful in undergraduate and graduate courses and will appeal to the seasoned scholar who wants to gain a comprehensive and up-to-date view of one of Spain's most enduring cultural expressions."-Jose M. Regueiro University of Pennsylvania

?The sourcebook will prove useful to specialists and scholars in Hispanic or genre studies and comparative literature. The presentation of both traditionally held views and newer interpretations, with the inclusion of lesser known dramatists in an expanded canon, will undoubtedly inspire further study. A work of high quality, recommended for libraries that strive for comprehensive coverage of the subject.?-Choice

?This format has proven to be extremely useful for students needing a concise, moderately detailed yet scholarly introduction to a writer and any library with a Spanish department should find this useful.?-College and Research Libraries

"This format has proven to be extremely useful for students needing a concise, moderately detailed yet scholarly introduction to a writer and any library with a Spanish department should find this useful."-College and Research Libraries

"The sourcebook will prove useful to specialists and scholars in Hispanic or genre studies and comparative literature. The presentation of both traditionally held views and newer interpretations, with the inclusion of lesser known dramatists in an expanded canon, will undoubtedly inspire further study. A work of high quality, recommended for libraries that strive for comprehensive coverage of the subject."-Choice