Social Justice in Spanish Golden Age Theatre

This book explores early modern Spanish plays through the lens of social justice, extending its analysis to contemporary adaptations and how they can be used as a tool for achieving social justice today.

Erin Alice Cowling is an assistant professor of Spanish at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Canada.
de Miguel Magro Tania :

Tania de Miguel Magro is an associate professor of Spanish at West Virginia University.
Garcia Mina :

Mina Garcia is an associate professor of Spanish at Elon University.
Nieto-Cuebas Glenda Y. :

Glenda Y. Nieto-Cuebas is an associate professor of Modern Foreign Languages at Ohio Wesleyan University

Manuel Delgado, Department of Spanish, Bucknell University:
“Focusing on current and past social justice issues, Social Justice in Spanish Golden Age Theatre is a highly original collection of essays dealing with a variety of Golden Age plays, as well as with the contemporary staging of these plays and with the artistic input of theatre directors and adapters. This volume effectively engages modern readers and spectators in issues that transcend pure speculation. The arguments presented are articulate, insightful, clear, and convincing. The analysis takes into consideration relevant and meaningful bibliographical sources on current social justice issues related to social class, gender, Native Americans, distributive / commutative justice, Moriscos, farm workers, and the enemy/other. In their analysis of works by Cervantes, Vélez de Guevara, Salas Barbadillo, Gaspar de Aguilar, Lope de Vega, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the authors of these critical essays shed new light on the ethical attitudes and thoughts of the aforementioned dramatists.”