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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Autor: Olivares Leyva, Mónica|||0000-0003-0190-408X
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
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spelling Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's SpainOlivares Leyva, Mónica|||0000-0003-0190-408XGraham GreeneFranco's regimeTheatreCriticismCensorshipDictadura de FrancoTeatroCríticaCensuraFilologíaPhilologyThis 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.Este artículo pone de manifiesto el debate que tuvo lugar en la España de Franco en torno a "El cuarto de estar" (1953), de Graham Greene. Los críticos teatrales suscitaron una polémica a su alrededor al cuestionar si se trataba de una obra dramática católica de carácter herético u ortodoxo. Se consideró un bien cultural para la escena nacional al mismo tiempo que se interpretó como una amenaza para los católicos no firmes en su fe. En esta investigación también se revela la actitud del régimen de Franco hacia la obra mediante el análisis de los expedientes de censura. Contrariamente a lo que podría pensarse, el franquismo no favoreció la recepción de este drama a pesar de que Greene fuese un escritor católico de reconocido prestigio internacional. Por el contrario, con cuatro prohibiciones, "El cuarto de estar" se sitúa entre sus trabajos más censurados durante el periodo franquista. En resumen, este artículo saca a la luz que "El cuarto de estar" se convirtió en una obra católica incómoda cuando entró en conflicto con los principios ideológicos del régimen.Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia20182018-06-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10017/61175https://dx.doi.org/10.28914/Atlantis-2018-40.1.04reponame:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcaláinstname:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)InglésengMinisterio de Educación y Ciencia Not available HUM2007-63296 LA RECEPCION DE LA NARRATIVA INGLESA EN LA ESPAÑA DEL SIGLO XX: EDICIONES, CRITICA Y CENSURAopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/611752026-06-18T11:13:07Z
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title Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
spellingShingle Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
Olivares Leyva, Mónica|||0000-0003-0190-408X
Graham Greene
Franco's regime
Theatre
Criticism
Censorship
Dictadura de Franco
Teatro
Crítica
Censura
Filología
Philology
title_short Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
title_full Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
title_fullStr Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
title_full_unstemmed Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
title_sort Graham Greene's "The living room": an uncomfortable Catholic play in Franco's Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Olivares Leyva, Mónica|||0000-0003-0190-408X
author Olivares Leyva, Mónica|||0000-0003-0190-408X
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Graham Greene
Franco's regime
Theatre
Criticism
Censorship
Dictadura de Franco
Teatro
Crítica
Censura
Filología
Philology
topic Graham Greene
Franco's regime
Theatre
Criticism
Censorship
Dictadura de Franco
Teatro
Crítica
Censura
Filología
Philology
description 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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