MYTHOLOGICAL, LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON "AMADO Y ABORRECIDO" BY PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA.
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Title
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MYTHOLOGICAL, LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON "AMADO Y ABORRECIDO" BY PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA.
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Identifier
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AAI8222940
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identifier
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8222940
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Creator
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DI LORENZO-KEARON, MARIA ANTONIA.
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Contributor
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Martin Nozick
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Date
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1982
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Literature, Romance
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Abstract
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Critic of the theater of Calderon de la Barca have generally regarded his comedias mitologicas as court spectacles lacking in philososphical content and hence unworthy of serious consideration. This negative attitude can be traced to Menendez y Pelayo, who demonstrated such scorn for Calderon's mythological theater that he felt it should not be taken into account in an overall evaluation of the dramatist's works. The influence of Menendez y Pelayo's negative comments regarding Calderon's theater in general, and mythological theater in particular, can be noted in the extremely severe criticism which prevailed during the end of the nineteenth century and well into the twentieth.;The reevaluation of Calderon's theater which took place during the 1930's brought about some positive approaches to the study of the comedias mitologicas. Whereas past critics had quite willingly relegated these plays to oblivion, this new wave of critics, headed by Angel Valbuena Prat, set out to prove that they constitute an important aspect of Calderon's theater.;The present dissertation will focus on a study of the comedia mitologica, Amado y aborrecido. This play demonstrates a seriousness of intention previously denied by critics of Calderon's mythological theater, for in it Calderon presents man in his struggle to come to terms with himself and his nature through love. The theme of unrequited love which runs through the play is linked to the theme of physical, emotional and spiritual imprisonment. The predominant atmosphere of entrapment, created by the rival goddesses Venus and Diana, underscores Calderon's pessimistic world view.;Amado y aborrecido is also of special interest because it exemplifies the eclecticism of Calderon. It represents an integration of a variety of literary traditions that presisted in the baroque: classical, scholastic, courtly and pastoral. It is hoped that a study of Amado y aborrecido in the light of its sources, stucture, characterization, themes, dramatic technique and style will reveal its artistic merit and Calderon's seriousness of purpose in creating it. Perhaps a study of this play will show its richness and complexity, and will lead to a better understanding and appreciation of Calderon's mythological theater in general.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Spanish
