Comedia Haiku
2016; Auburn University; Volume: 68; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/boc.2016.0037
ISSN1944-0928
Autores Tópico(s)Asian Culture and Media Studies
ResumoComedia Haiku Edward H. Friedman To James Parr and Elizabeth Wright Haiku is a Japanese poetic form that features three verses of five, seven, and five syllables, respectively. Each the twenty-five poems here attempts to capture the essence and the distinct qualities of the comedia under scrutiny. Miguel de Cervantes, La Numancia Numantines besieged.Romans taste triumph, yet whois there to vanquish? Miguel de Cervantes, Pedro de Urdemalas Protean playerand gypsy noblewomanlearn to be themselves. Miguel de Cervantes, El laberinto de amor Three women, in charge,invent plots, craft roles, confuse.Baffling world-as-stage. Lope de Vega, Fuentovejuna People up in arms.Traitor to king and village.Slaying justified. [End Page 243] Lope de Vega, El caballero de Olmedo Schemes with go-between.Man disposed to die for love.Acute metaphor. Lope de Vega, La dama boba Smart sister, smart menoutwitted by challenged lass.Love illuminates. Lope de Vega, El castigo sin venganza Father trusts son, who errs.Bride and youth doomed to harsh death.Defense: semantics. Guillén de Castro, Las mocedades del Cid Lovers’ dilemma:he kills her father. Then, rage.Hero, love prevail. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, La verdad sospechosa Truth be told, rarely.Liar, liar, pants on fire.Irony is truth. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mudarse por mejorarse Aunt nice, niece nicer.Trading up’s the thing to do.Love object trades up. Antonio Mira de Amescua, El esclavo del demonio Treason, scandal, crimes,pact with devil, repentance.Angel to rescue. [End Page 244] Luis Vélez de Guevara, Reinar después de morir Tragic love, harsh death,belated coronation.Once mistress, now queen. Tirso de Molina, El burlador de Sevilla Sin for its own sake.Seducer, abandonermeets a fiery end. Tirso de Molina, El condenado por desconfiado Sinner repentant,saintly one scammed by devil.Fate inverts the script. Tirso de Molina, Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes Feigned character real?Performance art out of hand.What’s in a name? Much. Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Los amantes de Teruel Love should be enough.Honorable pair miss date.Timing’s everything. María de Zayas, La traición en la amistad Women form a team,combat male establishment.Community wins. Ana Caro, Valor, agravio y mujer Woman cross-dresses,fights hard, masters male psyche.Clothes make the woman. [End Page 245] Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La vida es sueño Lady dishonored,prince in tower put to test.Love, faith conquer all. Pedro Calderón de la Barca, El médico de su honra Woman innocent, deemed guilty.Aggrieved husband finds doctorto cure lost honor. Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La dama duende Honor jeopardized.Ghostly apparitions rise.Ladies make their play. Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Del rey abajo, ninguno Man in quandary:cannot kill king; others, yes.Revenge bittersweet. Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Entre bobos anda el juego Outrageous but rich,gent seek bride, but suave cousintakes home cherished prize. Agustín Moreto, El desdén con el desdén Disdainful ladycaught by clever gentlemanaffecting disdain. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Los empeños de una casa Courtship rituals,mix-ups, ploys, ladies’ choices.All’s well. … Well, mostly. [End Page 246] Copyright © 2016 Bulletin of the Comediantes
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