La idea de que Lope de Vega proyecta en sus personajes diferentes modos de ser espanol en su epoca ha sido un lugar comun en la critica literaria a lo largo de todo el siglo XX. Sin embargo, pocos investigadores han prestado atencion a la correlacion entre la imagen de Espana y de los espanoles que construye el dramaturgo en sus comedias y el proceso de la formacion de una conciencia nacional en la Espana de principios del siglo XVII.
Este proyectplora el papel del teatro lopesco en la construccion del ‘yo’ colectivo nacional. Se analizan la imagen de Espana y de los espanoles creada por Lope mediante una constante manipulacion de la historia patria, asi como los posiblesefectos de la propagacion de esta imagen durante el siglo XVII. Dentro de este marco, se examina la manera en que Lope aborda los temas relacionados con ciertos conceptos claves para la elaboracion de los supuestos ideales nacionales, como la monarquia, la religion, la jerarquia social y el imperio.
Veronika Ryjik es Assistant Professor of Spanish, Franklin & Marshall College.
The idea that Lope de Vega portrayed in his characters different modes of being Spanish in his time has been a commonplace in literary criticism throughout the twentieth century. However, few researchers have looked at the correlation between the image of Spain and the Spanish thatthe playwright constructs in his plays and the process of forming a national consciousness in Spain in the early seventeenth century.
This book explores the role of Lope’s plays in the construction of a collective national ‘I’. It analyzes the image of Spain and the Spanish created by Lope through constant manipulation of national history, as well as the possible effects of the spread of this image during the seventeenth century. Within this framework, the book examines the way in which Lope addresses issues related to certain key concepts in the development of supposedly national ideals, such as monarchy, religion, social hierarchy and empire.
Veronika Ryjik is Assistant Professor of Spanish, Franklin & Marshall College
