The ambivalence of imperial discourse
Subtitle: Cervantes's La Numancia within the 'lost generation' of Spanish drama (1570-90)
By: Aaron M. Kahn
Series: Hispanic studies -- v. 14
Publisher: Peter Lang; Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften; Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9783039110988
Description: A new reading of Miguel de Cervantes' play 'La Destrucción de Numancia' (c. 1583), analysing the work in relation to theories of empire in 16th century Spain, in the context of plays written immediately before the rise in popularity of Lope de Vega and the comedia nueva, and the playwright's innovative use of dramatic techniques.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-243).