History of Spanish Literature, vol. 2 (of 3)

History of Spanish Literature, vol. 2 (of 3)

The Literature that existed in Spain from the Accession of the Austrian Family to its Extinction, or from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the End of the Seventeenth. Theatre. Influence of the Church and the Inquisition. Mysteries. Castillejo, Oliva, Juan de Paris, and Others. Popular Demands for Dramatic Literature. Lope de Rueda. His Life, Comedias, Coloquios, Pasos, and Dialogues in Verse. His Character as Founder of the Popular Drama in Spain. Juan de Timoneda. The theatre in Spain, as in most other countries of modern Europe, was early called to contend with formidable difficulties. Dramatic representations there, perhaps more than elsewhere, had been for centuries in the hands of the Church; and the Church was not willing to give them up, especially for such secular and irreligious purposes as we have seen were apparent in the plays of Naharro. The Inquisition, therefore, already arrogating to itself powers not granted by the state, but yielded by a sort of general consent, interfered betimes. After the publication of the Seville edition of the Propaladia in 1520,but how soon afterward we[p. 4] do not know,the representation of its dramas was forbidden, and the interdict was continued till 1573.[1] Of the few pieces written in the early part of the reign of Charles the Fifth, nearly all, except those on strictly religious subjects, were laid under the ban of the Church; several, like the Orfea, 1534, and the Custodia, 1541, being now known to have existed only because their names appear in the Index Expurgatorius;[2] and others, like the Amadis de Gaula of Gil Vicente, though printed and published, being subsequently forbidden to be represented.[3] ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 55589
Author: Ticknor, George
Release Date: Sep 20, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English