Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain

by Nicholas R Jones and Nicholas R. Jones

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In this volume, Nicholas R. Jones analyzes white appropriations of black African voices in Spanish theater from the 1500s through the 1700s, when the performance of Africanized Castilian, commonly referred to as habla de negros (black speech), was in vogue.

Focusing on Spanish Golden Age theater and performative poetry from authors such as Calder n de la Barca, Lope de Rueda, and Rodrigo de Reinosa, Jones makes a strong case for revising...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0271083476

ISBN13:9780271083476

Release Date:July 2020

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.81 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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