Playing the King: Lope de Vega and the Limits of Conformity

by Melveena McKendrick

A reappraisal of Lope's literary career, bringing out the complexities of his dramatic texts.

This book offers a radical re-evaluation of Lope's theatre, which will affect the way in which the comedia in general is read. It spans Lope's literary career, discussing (pseudo-)historical, tragic and peasant plays in order to show Lope's texts as complex negotiations between author and public, between conservatism and subversion, between representations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855660695
• ISBN13: 9781855660694
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Tamesis Books
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"