The ingenious simpleton : upending imposed ideologies through brief comic theatre /

This book analyzes the role of the theatrical simpleton in the pasos of the sixteenth-century playwright Lupe de Rueda, in Mario Moreno's character "Cantinflas," and in the esquirol of the 1960s Actos of the Teatro Campesino during the California farmworker strikes.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Méndez-Montesinos, Delia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : University Press of America, 2013. Press of America 2013.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Spanish drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
Fools and jesters in literature.
Spanish drama > Classical period, 1500-1700 > Themes, motives.
Mexican drama > 20th century > Themes, motives.
American drama > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Comédie espagnole > Histoire et critique.
Fous et bouffons dans la littérature.
Théâtre mexicain > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Théâtre américain > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
DRAMA > Continental European.
American drama > Themes, motives
Fools and jesters in literature
Spanish drama > Classical period > Themes, motives
Spanish drama (Comedy)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 On Laughter, Fools, and Comedy
  • 2 Simple, Peladito, and Rasquachi: Topsy-Turvying Identities
  • 3 The Verbal and Kinesthetic Language of the Simpleton
  • 4 Costumes and Other External Signs
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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