SPANISH 339 - Staging Marriage in the Spanish Drama

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Stanley Cavell describes marriage as "a certain willingness for bickering" that strikes him as "alittle parable of philosophy or of philosophical criticism." How do Spanish playwrights reenact this "parable of philosophy" in their works? Inwhat ways does the Spanish drama confirm or subvert the social conventions governing the institution of marriage? Why do wooing and wedding tend to be funny, while being married inevitably leads to tragedy? Cuckolds, permanent bachelors ( galán suelto), Don Juans, educated women ( culta latiniparla), wife murderers, and defiant wives are some of the stock characters defined by their relationship to the conjugal bond. This course examines these characters and the questions raised by the institution of marriage in the works of Lope de Rueda, Lope de Vega, Tirso, Cervantes, Calderón, and Sor Juana, among others. The final project includes a student performance of a dramatic work by one of these authors.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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