Abstract
While contemporary facts seldom appear in 16th and 17th century European drama, Spanish comedia, and particularly Lope de Vega’s work, offers a wide catalogue that includes pieces where important public events occured during Lope’s lifetime are dramatized. Some of those plays may refer to events that, despite having taken place in the past, clearly deal with contemporary political and social events, such as the expulsion of the moriscos, or the construction of the modern State. Many other pieces recreate war or court episodes, pious legends, or foreign affairs, all of them contemporary to the audience. Some plays aim at providing political propaganda; others, at praising a noble family genealogy; yet others, at simply recreating war deeds. In almost all of them, Lope tries to avoid manichean views, he rather offers us a complex vision of reality, and he does not betray the principles of communion with the audience typical of popular theater.
Highlights
Palabras clave: Lope de Vega, teatro, drama de historia contemporánea, estado moderno, comedias genealógicas, historia y teatro popular
Spang [1998:27], en la introducción al volumen que reunió en torno al drama histórico, se planteó las dudas que rodean esta cuestión: Historia es todo lo pasado y lo vivido, y como tal, debería ser «historiable o literatizable», incluso lo inmediatamente pasado, es decir, el tiempo contemporáneo
Pero ¿somos capaces de abarcar, juzgar y representar el pasado inmediato o necesitamos cierta distancia temporal y de reflexión antes de poder concebirlo y conceptualizarlo? La problemática de la necesidad de un distanciamiento entre el acontecimiento y el momento de su análisis y formulación preocupa a los literatos
Summary
Palabras clave: Lope de Vega, teatro, drama de historia contemporánea, estado moderno, comedias genealógicas, historia y teatro popular. Citaré la presencia constante de la actividad militar sobre la vida de los protagonistas de muchas comedias amatorias, algunas de ellas con cuadros e incluso actos que tienen como marco las campañas del imperio.
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