The Theatre of Pedro Calderón de la Barca

The Theatre of Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Data inizio: 05/11/2025

Data fine: 05/11/2025

Ora: 12:30-14:30

Durata totale: 2 ore

Luogo: Sala Giunta (ed. D3, II piano)

CFU: 1

 

This lecture focuses on the various genres that Calderón cultivated in his theatre.

It examines not only the major themes that Calderón developed in his tragedies and serious dramas, and their relevance not only in Baroque Spain but also their presence as universal themes in subsequent centuries. It also examines other genres (such as cloak and sword comedies, court comedies, and the so-called «comedies of great spectacle», which he wrote from 1651 onward as the official playwright of the Spanish court) that have made the Spanish playwright a classic figure of world literature.
 

Esta conferencia se centra en los distintos géneros que cultiva Calderón en su teatro. No solo se examinan los grandes temas desarrollados por Calderón en sus tragedias y dramas serios, y su vigencia no solo en la España Barroca sino su presencia como temas universales en los siglos posteriores, sino también otros géneros (como las comedias de capa y espada, comedias palatinas o las llamadas comedias de gran espectáculo, que escribe a partir de 1651 como comediógrafo oficial de la corte española) que han hecho del dramaturgo español un clásico de la literatura universal.

 

Relatore / relatrice
Juan Manuel Escudero Baztán

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Responsabile scientifico
Daniele CRIVELLARI

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