Staging Violence: Gender and Social Control in Jácaras and Entremeses

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Synopsis
Staging Violence explores gender violence in Spanish early modern short theater. This book deals with domestic violence against women, extortion of prostitutes, and violence against men who display non-conventional forms of masculinity. The author argues that many "jácaras" and "entremeses" stage subversive discourses that repudiate or complicate official narratives of gender and the use of violence as a tool for achieving gender compliance. Short comic pieces are read against comedias. Each section of the book is expertly contextualized through an overview of the legal and moral contexts and the analysis of a variety of primary sources (law codes, manuals of conduct, church rulings, transcripts of civil and religious trials, and medical manuals) as well as statistical information. Staging Violence invites the reader to consider the transgressive potential of performance.　 As the first monograph entirely dedicated to the study of gender in this genre, this book is a vital resource for students and scholars interested in gender studies and theatre.　
Copyright:
2021

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
252 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780429602269
Related ISBNs:
9780367757878, 9780367180539, 9780429059339
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Tania de Miguel Magro, The right of Tania de Miguel Magro to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Drama, Plays and Theater
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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