The theater of truth [[electronic resource] ] : the ideology of (neo)baroque aesthetics / / William Egginton

• Autore: Egginton William <1969->
• Pubblicazione: Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Disciplina: 860.9/1
• Soggetto topico: Spanish literature - Classical period, 1500-1700 - History and criticism; Baroque literature - History and criticism; Spanish American literature - 20th century - History and criticism; Truth (Aesthetics); Aesthetics, Modern
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: The Baroque as a Problem of Thought; 1. Of Baroque Holes and Baroque Folds; 2. How to Build a Baroque House (Cervantes, Master Architect); 3. The Theater of Truth; 4. The Opacity of Language and the Transparency of Being: On Góngora's Poetics; 5. The Corporeal Image and the New World Baroque; 6. The Dream Life of Calderón and Borges; 7. The World Well Dressed: The Later Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar; Epilogue: A New Distinction; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Theater of Truth is a book for those interested and engaged in the debates around baroque and neobaroque aesthetics, and offers a unified theory for the relation between these terms and a new vocabulary for distinguishing between their ideological values.
• Titolo autorizzato: The theater of truth
• ISBN: 0-8047-7349-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792415603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II