SPAN 300 13 - Early Modern Theatre

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This class will study how contemporary female directors and playwrights are reimagining early modern Hispanic plays for the contemporary stage. Students will analyze original 17th century texts side by side contemporary productions to determine: How these creators are transforming Hispanic theatre of the 17th century? What discourses are they highlighting? What challenges are they facing as women in a predominantly masculine field? How does their work follow or depart from the original texts and what do they achieve? How are these creators transforming the stage into platforms that discuss current social issues? Some of the texts and productions that will be analyzed are: La vida es sueño (Pedro Calderón de la Barca), Desengaños amorosos (María de Zayas), and Valor, agravio y mujer (Ana Caro). Course readings and theatre productions will be supplemented with secondary sources, including articles, interviews, works of art, and other forms of modern media. The course will be taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: three courses at the intermediate level (SPAN 226, 250, 310, or 350) or permission of the instructor. Spring. (Group III)