Introduction. Removingthe Royal Frame: Ghostly Images or Stately Illusions? -- 1. King and Philosopher: El villano en su rincon -- 2. King and Warrior: El Rey Don Pedro en Madrid o El Infanzon de Illescas -- Epilogue. Refractions and Disintegrations of the Majesty: The King as Statesman and Martyr -- Appendix 1. Synopsis of El villano en su rincon -- Appendix 2. Synopsis of El Rey Don Pedro en Madrid o El Infanzon de Illescas
Summary
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In the Golden Age of Spanish Theater, an age of highly dramatized coronations and regal spectacles, Alban Forcione has discovered a surprising but persistent preoccupation with the disrobing of the king. In both the cel
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-277) and index
