Subject Stages

Marriage, Theatre and the Law in Early Modern Spain

Maria M. Carrion

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University of Toronto Press
24 April 2010

Theatre Studies; Theatre: individual actors & directors; Theatre management; Street theatre; Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval

Series: University of Toronto Romance Series

In early modern Spain, the strict definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman of Catholic faith for the sole purpose of procreation became a key strategy in the production of Spain's version of empire, the Universal Catholic Monarchy. Mara M. Carrin argues that popular Spanish theatre questioned this marital prescription by staging subjects that were strictly regulated or prohibited by the crown. Theatre audiences in Spain saw different representations of marriage: women arguing in court against marital violence, queens and noblewomen delaying or refusing imposed marriages, and queer subjects articulating radical critiques of sex and gender policing.

Subject Stages argues that the discourses and practices of marital legislation, litigation, and theatrics informed each other during this period 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. Carrin's comprehensive and clear analysis pulls back the facade of the 'happily ever after' marriage plot on stage to reveal the inner workings of the legal, economic, political, and social networks that mainstream theatre was able to critique.

By: Maria M. Carrion
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781442641082
ISBN 10: 1442641088
Series: University of Toronto Romance Series
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 24 April 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction 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 Conclusion Notes Glossary Acknowledgments Works Cited Index

María M. Carrión is Professor of Spanish, Religion, and Women's Studies at Emory University.

Reviews for Subject Stages: Marriage, Theatre and the Law in Early Modern Spain

Carrion's is an excellent study, which sheds light on a topic that has to this point been overlooked even though it is central to many of the most important themes and plays of the Comedia.'--Peter E. Thompson, Renaissance Quarterly: vol 64:01:2011