Abstract
In the first decade of the 17th century —according to Morley and Bruerton’s cronology— Lope de Vega wrote Las paces de los Reyes y judia de Toledo. The key issues that scholars have addressed are mainly two: the dramatic structure of the play and its political meaning. Up until the recent studies of Abraham Madronal, scholars have approached the latter through the metaphors of the love affair of King Alphonso and the beautiful Jewess. Madronal has opened up a new line of research pointing out the relevance of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity of Illescas and its context. In this paper, I examine closely this context and the circumstances in which Lope might have composed this particular play, which leads to suggesting the actual year of composition. On the other hand, Illescas and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity play an important role in the third act leading to a conclusion quite different from the well-known legend of King Alphonso and the Jewess. Therefore, I revisit the meanings of the play in the light of the previously mentioned context.
Highlights
In the first decade of the 17th century —according to Morley and Bruerton’s cronology— Lope de Vega wrote Las paces de los Reyes y judía de Toledo
Una de las claves con las que han tendido a contextualizar la obra ha sido, por un lado, la tónica de antisemitismo que imperaba en la primera mitad del siglo xvii (Faverón Patriau 2006:361; Lorenzo 2009:31; Swietlicki 1988:209)
Una vez arrepentido en Illescas, este episodio se tendría que expandir según nuevos parámetros que dieran relevancia al Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, pues era aquí donde recaía el interés por reactivar y reinterpretar la historia a la luz de dicho espacio milagroso
Summary
In the first decade of the 17th century —according to Morley and Bruerton’s cronology— Lope de Vega wrote Las paces de los Reyes y judía de Toledo. Las paces de los Reyes no está carente, en este caso, de contexto, que es rastreable en el mismo texto y que nos sitúa en un lugar muy concreto: el Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad de Illescas, «¿No hay una imagen aquí / de gran devoción y fama?
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