"¡España viva!"
This study concerns the personification España as she appears, briefly, in four saints plays by Lope de Vega. It presents an analysis of her function, character, and likely appearance. It argues that Lope deploys España -in the majority of cases in commissioned plays forming part of public festivals...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:169847 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/169847 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/anuariolopedevega.204 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Lope de Vega Saints' plays Spain Personification Allegory Hispanicization Comedias de santos España Personificación Alegoría Hispanización |
| Summary: | This study concerns the personification España as she appears, briefly, in four saints plays by Lope de Vega. It presents an analysis of her function, character, and likely appearance. It argues that Lope deploys España -in the majority of cases in commissioned plays forming part of public festivals of national significance- to advocate the hispanicization of the lives of non-Spanish saints and of universal Catholic dogma. The essay argues further that, influenced by the iconographic and emblematic traditions, España is characterized by Lope as courteous and genteel at home, but feisty and belligerent when faced with foreign adversaries, her appearance on stage probably reflecting aspects of that character. |
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