This is the first comprehensive study of the theatre of nineteenth-century Spain, which produced more than 10,000 plays.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Spanish theatre in the nineteenth century (an overview); 2. Theatre and dictatorship: from Napoleon to Fernando VII; 3. Romanticism and beyond (1834-1849); 4. The theatre at mid-century; 5. 'This woman is quite a man!': women and the theatre (1838-1900); 6. High comedy, and low; 7. Conflicting visions: neo-Romanticism, ridicule and realism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.