Calderón in the German Lands and the Low Countries: His Reception and Influence, 1654-1980 (Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies) [Hardcover]

Henry W. Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 1983 | Series: Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies

This book recounts the afterlife of the great Golden Age dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca in Dutch and German-speaking Europe. The high quality of the German critical and philosophical tradition has led to a far greater appreciation of Calderón outside than inside his native Spain, and it is in the German territories that the playwright's influence has been most remarkable and widespread. Professor Sullivan documents and analyses Calderón's reception and influence on the stage and on playwriting, criticism, philosophy and music in these territories. In addressing his book to students of both the German and the Spanish traditions Professor Sullivan has supplied the necessary background to both cultures and has rendered all quotations into English. The range of material will also make the book important for students of philosophy, comparative drama and German opera.

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Book Description

This book recounts the afterlife of the great Golden Age dramatist Pedro Calderón de la Barca in Dutch and German-speaking Europe. Professor Sullivan documents and analyses Calderón's reception and influence on the stage and on playwriting, criticism, philosophy and music in these territories.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 526 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 28, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521249023
• ISBN-13: 978-0521249027
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,619,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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