# Stages of Desire, Vol. 1

By **Michael Kidd**

- ISBN-13: 9780271025087
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 280
- Published: 15 Aug 1999
- Language: en
- Price: £30.23 (new)
- Categories: History & Criticism, Drama, Literary Criticism, In literature, History and criticism, Performing Arts, European, Ancient & Classical, Spanish drama, Mythology, Greek, in literature, Desire in literature, Mythology, Roman, in literature, Spanish drama, history and criticism, Mythology in literature, Roman, Theater, Mythology, Greek

## About this book

Stages of Desire: The Mythological Tradition In Classical And Contemporary Spanish Theater, Volume 1, examines the intersection of Greco-Roman mythology and Spanish drama. Michael Kidd analyzes how the concept of desire drives the adaptation of ancient myths across various historical periods. This scholarly work of history and criticism explores the evolution of Spanish theater from early modern plays to twentieth-century literature, focusing on the ideological shifts that shape these narratives.

The text evaluates playwrights such as Juan del Encina and Unamuno to show how mythological desire challenges theatrical conventions. Kidd discusses the transition from the constraints of national theater to the critique of bourgeois drama and the political climate of the Franco regime. By integrating literary history and textual analysis, this study highlights the enduring influence of Greek and Roman mythology in literature and the continued vitality of the Spanish stage.

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