Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
This article addresses the debate over Graham Greene’s "The living room" (1953) in Franco’s Spain, where theatre critics created a controversy over the play by questioning whether this Catholic dramatic work was heretical or orthodox. It was regarded as a cultural asset to the national sta...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/61175 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/61175 https://dx.doi.org/10.28914/Atlantis-2018-40.1.04 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Graham Greene Franco's regime Theatre Criticism Censorship Dictadura de Franco Teatro Crítica Censura Filología Philology |
| Sumario: | This article addresses the debate over Graham Greene’s "The living room" (1953) in Franco’s Spain, where theatre critics created a controversy over the play by questioning whether this Catholic dramatic work was heretical or orthodox. It was regarded as a cultural asset to the national stage, but it was also interpreted as a threat to Catholics of wavering faith. In addition, this study uses the censorship files to examine the attitude of the Franco regime towards the play. Contrary to popular belief, Franco’s government did not favour the reception of this play despite the fact that Greene was an internationally renowned Catholic writer. On the contrary, banned four times, it ranks among Greene’s most censored works under Franco’s rule. The article concludes by suggesting that "The living room" became an uncomfortable Catholic play because it clashed with the tenets of the regime. |
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