Baroque theatre — traits?
Skeptical view, spectacle, fleeting life, mix arts.
Baroque theatre traits
Skeptical view of life, spectacle, synthesis of entertainment and reflection.
Siglo de Oro theatre types?
Popular, courtly, religious (auto sacramental).
Siglo de Oro theatre types
Popular, courtly, religious with autos sacramentales.
Corrales de comedias
Public theatres with specific structure for plays.
Lope de Vega's caracteristicas
Comedia nueva; flexible versification, unified action.
Themes in Lope's comedy
Love, honor, social roles, characters often energetic.
Calderón's trends
Mysticism, philosophical reflection,
Tirso de Molina's myth
Don Juan as a libertine, responsible for his downfall.
European theatre 16th-17th c.
England: Elizabethan; Italy: Commedia dell'arte.
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