Baroque Theatre and Siglo de Oro Drama

📋 Course Outline

1. Baroque theatre: rasgos y finalidad
2. Tipos de teatro del Siglo de Oro
3. Corrales de comedias: estructura y público
4. Lope de Vega: comedia nueva y características
5. Temas y personajes en la comedia de Lope
6. Calderón de la Barca: tendencias y La vida es sueño
7. Tirso de Molina y el mito de Don Juan
8. Teatro europeo siglos XVI y XVII: Inglaterra e Italia
9. Molière y la Nueva Comedia

📖 1. Baroque theatre: rasgos y finalidad

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Baroque theatre : Baroque theatre is a 17th-century stage art shaped by crisis pessimism and a skeptical view of life.
• Integrative will : Integrative will is the tendency to combine social levels and arts into one unified theatrical spectacle.
• Ephemeral life : Ephemeral life is the Baroque idea that human existence is fleeting and vain.
• Spectacle character : Spectacle character is the Baroque feature that turns theatre into a full show with dance, music, and painting.
• Synthesis of diversion and reflection : Synthesis of diversion and reflection is the Baroque balance between entertainment and deep thought.

📝 Essential Points