Exploring Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality in Four Spanish Plays - A Crisis of Identity

Informationen zum Autor By Beth Ann Bernstein Klappentext A Crisis of Identity explores the construction of identity and society's influence in four Spanish plays and discusses parallels to these works in popular culture. Through close reading and analysis covering race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, the author uncovers what lies behind the mask of each play's characters. Zusammenfassung A Crisis of Identity explores the construction of identity and society’s influence in four Spanish plays and discusses parallels to these works in popular culture. Through close reading and analysis covering race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, the author uncovers what lies behind the mask of each play's characters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Marvelous Illusions: The Issue of pureza de sangre and Ethnic Identity in El retablo de las maravillas Chapter 2: A "Monstrous" Problem: Examining Issues of Race in Virtudes vencen señales Chapter 3: Struggling with the Mask of Conformity: Desire and Sexual Identity in El público Chapter 4: Living Beyond the Binary: Questioning Socially Accepted Gender Roles in La llamada de Lauren Conclusion: Shifting Identities in Four Spanish Plays and Parallels in Modern Popular Culture

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Beth Ann Bernstein
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 15.03.2023
• EAN: 9781793620569
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-056-9
• Seiten: 202
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, Spanish, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Spain;Spanish literature;Spanish theater;theater