Subject stages: marriage, theatre and the law in early modern Spain
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Main Author: Carrión, María M., (María Mercedes) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto University of Toronto Press c2010
Series:University of Toronto romance series
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Item Description:Marital law and order in early modern Spain -- Marriage scenes in the archives -- The birth of the comedia and the bride onstage -- Foundational violence and the drama of honour -- Punishing illicit desire -- Woman in breeches -- Coda : the musical chairs of divorce
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-239) and index
Subject Stages argues that the discourses and practices of marital legislation, litigation, and theatrics informed each other in early modern Spain in ways that still have a critical bearing on contemporary events in Spain, such as the legalization of divorce in 1978 and of same-sex marriage in 2005
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 254 p.)
ISBN:1442686510
9781442641082
9781442686519

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