Full Description
One of the most intellectually and emotionally engaging of the Spanish Golden Age (seventeenth century) plays, as well as the most controversial. Taking place during the reign of King Pedro of Castile (1350¡1369), it is one of the spectacular 'honour dramas', in which the main characters confront compelling yet conflicting imperatives. The Physician of His Honour is beautiful in its poetry and unsettling in its resolution. For more than 350 years the play and its author have been as fiercely reviled as they have been enthusiastically acclaimed by audiences and readers. First published in 1997, for the second edition the translation has been extensively revised, with the aim of simplifying the English, whilst continuing to respect and acknowledge as much as possible the beauties and challenges of the original Spanish.
Contents
Revisited Introduction
The playwright
The comedia
The drama de honour
Structure
Characters
The metaphor
Historical Contexts and responses
Staging and setting
Translating and edited calderon
The edition
A word on the second edition
Acknowledgement
bibliography
El medico de su honra- The Physician of His Honour
Primera Jornada - Act One
Segunda Jornada - Act Two
Tercera Jornada - Act Three
Appendix:Honor and Honra in The Physician of His Honour
