Between History and Fiction

The Author: Tracy Crowe Morey received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and currently teaches at Brock University, Canada. She is a contributing author in Monstrous Deviations in Literatures and the Arts and her current research deals with counter-histories and censorship in both the Latin American and Iberian contexts.

Contents: Between History and Fiction: Early Modern Practices - The Early Modern History Play - Epic under Siege: The Classic Siege Play of La Numancia - The Siege Play of the comedia nueva - Romancing the Enemy: Generic Ambiguity in La Numancia - Romantic Comedy in the comedia nueva.

"'Between History and Fiction' provides scholarship with a valuable comparative study of siege plays written by Spain's most important Golden-Age playwrights. The book demonstrates that the stage was widely used as a means of commenting on military events of the time period; 'Between History and Fiction' represents an important contribution to Golden-Age Spanish studies." (Aaron M. Kahn, Bulletin of Spanish Studies)

«‘Between History and Fiction’ provides scholarship with a valuable comparative study of siege plays written by Spain’s most important Golden-Age playwrights. The book demonstrates that the stage was widely used as a means of commenting on military events of the time period; ‘Between History and Fiction’ represents an important contribution to Golden-Age Spanish studies.» (Aaron M. Kahn, Bulletin of Spanish Studies)