Woman and Society in the Spanish Drama of the Golden Age: A Study of the Mujer Varonil

by Melveena McKendrick

Book Overview

Golden-Age Spanish drama shows a constant concern with the woman who will not simply accept marriage as her natural role. This was all the more striking in a male-dominant Mediterranean society in an age of rigid social codes. Dr McKendrick's book takes this large theme and analyses it. She shows the identifiable types of mujer varonil portrayed, and the kinds of motivation which the dramatists imagined for them. She traces the literary ancestry of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052113661X
• ISBN13: 9780521136617
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"