The Mountain Girl from la Vera By Luis Vélez de Guevara.
This edition presents The Mountain Girl from La Vera (1613) for the first time in English. The extraordinary protagonist, Gila, calls herself a man, takes pride in doing things men do, and falls in love with a queen. Her betrayal by an army captain who she has humiliated leads to tragedy. Gila has b...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Oxford :
Liverpool University Press,
2019.
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Colección: | Aris and Phillips Hispanic Classics Ser.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This edition presents The Mountain Girl from La Vera (1613) for the first time in English. The extraordinary protagonist, Gila, calls herself a man, takes pride in doing things men do, and falls in love with a queen. Her betrayal by an army captain who she has humiliated leads to tragedy. Gila has been described as feminist, lesbian, queer, and transgender. It is a vibrant, relevant play and a great piece of theatre. |
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Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (261 p.). |
ISBN: | 9781800345287 1800345283 |