Overview
Looks at Jesuit theatre of the XVI and XVII centuries through a close analysis of Hermenegildo, its best-known stage character.
Illustrates how Hermenegildo became a theatrical trope that allowed the Society of Jesus to articulate doctrinal and political concerns.
Sheds light on the intersecting debates about religion and politics in the early modern period.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book explores the cultural conditions that led to the emergence and proliferation of Saint Hermenegildo as a stage character in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It considers how this saint became a theatrical trope enabling the Society of Jesus to address religious and secular concerns of the post-Tridentine Church, and to discuss political issues such as the supremacy of the pope over the monarch and the legitimacy of regicide. The book goes on to explain how the Hermenegildo narrative developed outside of Jesuit colleges, through works by professional dramatist Lope de Vega and Mexican nun Juana Inés de la Cruz. Stefano Muneroni takes a global approach to the staging of Hermenegildo, tracing the character’s journey from Europe to the Americas, from male to female authors, and from a sacrificial to a sacramental paradigm where the emphasis shifts from bloodletting to spiritual salvation. Given its interdisciplinary approach, this book is geared toward scholars and students of theatre history, religion and drama, early modern theology, cultural studies, romance languages and literature, and the history of the Society of Jesus..
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Stefano Muneroni is Associate Professor in the Department of Drama at the University of Alberta, Canada. He has published in the areas of religion and theatre, translation, and Latin American drama.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hermenegildo and the Jesuits
Book Subtitle: Staging Sainthood in the Early Modern Period
Authors: Stefano Muneroni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55089-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55088-6Published: 17 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85564-6Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55089-3Published: 27 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 294
Topics: Christian Theology, Classical Studies, History of Italy, Theatre History