The Comedia in English
Subtitle: Translation and Performance (Monografías A)
Contributors: Susan Paun de García (Editor); Donald R. Larson (Editor)
Publisher: Tamesis Books; Tamesis
Published: June 19, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781855661691
Subjects: Theatre, drama; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Cinema/Film: Book; Spain; Film & Video - General; Performing Arts / Film / General
Description: "The bringing of Spanish seventeenth-century verse plays to the contemporary English-speaking stage involves a number of fundamental questions. Are verse translations preferable to prose, and if so, what kind of verse? To what degree should translations aim to be 'faithful'? Which kinds of plays 'work', and which do not? Which values and customs of the past present no difficulties for contemporary audiences, and which need to be decoded in performance?Which kinds of staging are suitable, and which are not? To what degree, if any, should one aim for 'authenticity' in staging? In this volume, a group of translators, directors, and scholars explores these and related questions."--Jacket.