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Drawing the Curtain: Cervantes's Theatrical Revelations

Edited by Esther Fernández, and Adrienne L. Martin

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Series: Toronto Iberic

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Sales Date: 2022-11-09

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Published: November 2022

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Series: Series: Toronto Iberic

Page Count: 392 Pages

Illustrations: 6 b&w illustrations

Dimensions: 6.25 x 9.25

392 Pages, 6.25 x 9.25 x 1.15 in, 6 b&w illustrations

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ISBN: 9781487508777

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Miguel de Cervantes’s experimentation with theatricality is frequently tied to the notion of revelation and disclosure of hidden truths. Drawing the Curtain showcases the elements of theatricality that characterize Cervantes’s prose and analyses the ways in which he uses theatricality in his own literary production.

Bringing together the works of well-known scholars, who draw from a variety of disciplines and theoretical approaches, this collection demonstrates how Cervantes exploits revelation and disclosure to create dynamic dramatic moments that surprise and engage observers and readers. Hewing closely to Peter Brook’s notion of the bare or empty stage, Esther Fernández and Adrienne L. Martín argue that Cervantes’s omnipresent concern with theatricality manifests not only in his drama but also in the myriad metatheatrical instances dispersed throughout his prose works. In doing so, Drawing the Curtain sheds light on the ways in which Cervantes forces his readers to engage with themes that are central to his life and works, including love, freedom, truth, confinement, and otherness.

Adrienne L. Martín is a professor emerita of early modern Spanish literature and culture and former Vice Provost-Global Affairs at the University of California, Davis.

Introduction: The Poetics of the Imagined Stage
Esther Fernández and Adrienne L. Martín

Part One: Alternate Theatricalities in Cervantes’s Drama

1. Cervantes and the Simple Stage
Bruce R. Burningham

2. Queer Cambalaches in El rufián dichoso
John Slater

3. Of Players and Wagers: The Theatricality of Gambling for Salvation in El rufián dichoso
Sonia Velázquez

4. Writing to Rescue from Oblivion: The Phantasms of Captivity in El trato de Argel
Julia Domínguez

5. Captivating Music, Memory, and Emotions in Los baños de Argel
Sherry Velasco

6. In the Name of Love: Cervantes’s Play on Captivity in La gran sultana
Ana Laguna

7. Revolving Sets: Spatial Revelations in the Entremeses
Esther Fernández and Adrienne L. Martín

Part Two: Acts of Disclosure in Cervantes’s Prose

8. Coups de théâtre in the Novelas ejemplares
B.W. Ife

9. Captive Audiences: Performing Captivity in Cervantes’s Prose Narrative
Catherine Infante

10. Painting into Theatre: “The Suicide of Lucretia” as a Tableau Vivant in El curioso impertinente
Mercedes Alcalá-Galán

11. “Muchas y muy verdaderas señales”: The Theatrics of Truth and Sincerity of Fiction in La Galatea
Paul Michael Johnson

12. Eavesdropping or Spying? Secret Places and Spaces in Don Quixote
Eduardo Olid Guerrero

13. Don Quixote and the Performance of Aging Masculinities in Early Modern Spain
José R. Cartagena Calderón

“This collection of essays stands as a fantastic example of how differing cultural studies approaches can be used to examine a single thematic, in this case Cervantine theatricality. Individually, each chapter represents a well-researched and incredibly insightful investigation into studies on theater and Cervantes on whole. In short, it is a collection of essays that presents value for graduate students and well-established scholars alike.” Brian M. Phillips, Jackson State University, Hispanofila

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