In the dramatists' own words, why make use of myth: Unamuno, Pemán, Buero Vallejo

Authors

  • Tomás Silva Sánchez Universidad de Cádiz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_tropelias/tropelias.2020333645

Keywords:

classical mythology, classical tradition, 20th century Spanish theatre, Unamuno, Pemán, Buero Vallejo

Abstract

This paper investigates the association between the plays Fedraby Miguel de Unamuno, Antígonaby José María Pemán and La tejedora de sueñosby Antonio Buero Vallejo. Although their authors represent different conceptions and stages of the 20th century Spanish theatre, the three of them coincided in a self-confessed interest in the ancient Greek tragedy and in their desire to perform new versions of the myths. Contrasting the particular interest and objectives of Unamuno, Pemán and Buero will shed some light on both the differences and the possible common elements between their dramatic recreations and will provide an overview of the treatment of the myth in the 20th century Spanish theatre.

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Published

2020-01-18

How to Cite

Silva Sánchez, T. (2020). In the dramatists’ own words, why make use of myth: Unamuno, Pemán, Buero Vallejo. Tropelías: Review of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, (33), 45–60. https://doi.org/10.26754/ojs_tropelias/tropelias.2020333645

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Received 2019-05-24
Accepted 2019-12-30
Published 2020-01-18