La prudencia en la mujer and the Ambient That Brought It Forth
1948; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 63; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/459610
ISSN1938-1530
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Literary Analyses
ResumoIt has long been recognized that La prudencia en la mujer , with its powerful portrait of the Queen, Maria de Molina, represented something of a special effort in Tirso's theatre. Not only is it greatly superior to the dramatist's other plays of similar genre, but it is usually conceded to be “the best historical drama of the Spanish classical theatre.” Some of the critics have been struck by its profoundly serious tone, as compared with that prevailing in other plays of the Mercedarian; others have pointed to the loving care with which Tirso has portrayed his noble protagonist and the powerful contrasts that he has worked out between the Queen and the disloyal vassals who surrounded her. Still others have stressed Tirso's success in recreating the anarchic atmosphere that surrounded her regency.
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