Performing Spanishness: History, Cultural Identity & Censorship in the Theatre of José María Rodríguez Méndez

by Michael Thompson

Jos Mar a Rodr guez M ndez is a noted playwright, an acerbic cultural critic, and a political dissident under Franco. In Performing Spanishness, the first English-language examination of M ndez's life and work, Michael Thompson sets the playwright's lifelong struggle against censorship in the context of Spain's shifting national identity. M ndez's work presents 'Spanishness' not as a static trait, but as an ongoing performance; Performing Spanishness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841501344
• ISBN13: 9781841501345
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.0"