Full Description
This anthology gathers together for the first time, both in Spanish and in new English translation, a carefully chosen selection of prominent adaptations of Greek tragedy by Cuban playwrights from the dawn of the Revolution to the present day.
Spanning over eight decades (late 1940s-early 2020s), these eight pioneering plays rework ancient Greek myth to address the dilemmas of life in twentieth and twenty-first century Cuba and among the wider Cuban diaspora. Comprising compelling and at times contrasting mixtures of Cuban and Hellenic elements, these adaptations represent a rich tradition of engagement with ancient Greek drama that foregrounds contemporary Cuban social and political realities.
Presented in a bilingual format, both in the original Spanish and a facing English translation, this anthology makes these innovative texts accessible to scholars, teachers, and students of multiple disciplines including Classics, Theatre & Performance Studies, and Spanish, Caribbean, & Latin American Studies.
Contents
1. Introduction: Opening the Electra Door - Rosa Andújar, Yoandy Cabrera, and Kate Eaton; 2. Electra Garrigó (1948) by Virgilio Piñera, with translation by Kate Eaton; 3. Medea en el Espejo / Medea in the Mirror (1960) by José Triana, with translation by Catherine Boyle; 4. Los Siete contra Tebas / The Seven against Thebes (1968) by Antón Arrufat, with translation by William Gregory; 5. Prometeo / Prometheus (1969) by Tomás Fernández-Travieso, with translation by Karla Rivera-Torres; 6. Las Hetairas Habaneras / The Havana Hetaerae (1977) by José Corrales and Manuel Pereiras, with translation by Layla Benitez-James and Ian Farnes; 7. Bacantes / Bacchae (2001) by Raquel Carrió and Flora Lauten, with translation by Rachel Toogood; 8. Antígona / Antigone (2007) by Yerandy Fleites, with translation by Cristina Pérez-Díaz; 9. Troya Tropical / Tropical Troy (2021) by Gleyvis Coro Montanet, with translation by John Burns; 10. Appendix: Chronology of Cuban Theatre on Greco-Roman Themes - Yoandy Cabrera.
