Stages of desire
Subtitle: the mythological tradition in classical and contemporary Spanish theater
By: Michael Kidd.
Series: Penn State studies in Romance literatures
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Spanish drama -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Spanish drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Desire in literature.; Mythology, Greek, in literature.; Mythology, Roman, in literature.
Description: "In Stages of Desire, Kidd offers a new way of looking at the theater in Spain. Reviewing the work of playwrights from Juan del Encina to Luis Riaza, he suggests that desire constitutes a central element in a large number of Greco-Roman myths and shows how dramatists have exploited its presence to resituate ancient narratives within their own artistic and ideological horizons."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-255) and index.