Antonio López de Vega - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 10:52:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Antonio López de Vega - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Criticism of the theatre by Antonio López de Vega https://historylab.es/criticism-of-the-theatre-by-antonio-lopez-de-vega/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=criticism-of-the-theatre-by-antonio-lopez-de-vega Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:46 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/critica-al-teatro-por-parte-de-antonio-lopez-de-vega/ Fragment of text in which Antonio López de Vega criticises the theatre, adducing a series of reasons for the rejection it generates

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]]> In this text dated 1641, Antonio López de Vega defends the censorship of the theatre for presenting a whole series of problems linked to its style. Guillermo Carnero explains the Spanish poet’s motivations, basing them on his rejection of the mixture of the comic and the tragic, as well as the multiplicity of plots lacking a logical unity. In the same way, it is a space in which characters of such high social value as kings are ridiculed, while others of low social standing are exalted. On the other hand, he was repulsed by gestural exaggerations and the use of verisimilitude as opposed to truth. Lope de Vega’s statements would constitute a precedent and would be followed in time by those who would advocate the censorship of the theatre.

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