Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega, Tragedia de la destruyción de Constantinopla
Edited by Aaron M. Kahn
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ISBN: 978-1-839547-64-5 (hardback) • RRP £51.99, $69.99, €59.99 ISBN: 978-1-839547-65-2 (paperback) • RRP £18.99, $26.99, €22.99 ISBN: 978-1-839547-66-9 (JSTOR ebook) Written in a time of transition in terms of both dramatic convention and Spain’s place in the geopolitical sphere, Tragedia de la destruyción de Constantinopla (1587) is a quasi-blasphemous play that depicts the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Ottoman Turks. In this version, the destruction of the ancient Christian civilisation at the hands of Spain’s principal enemy is represented as morally justified. The tragedy places blame for Byzantium’s demise on the sins of the people and the complacency of the emperor, who allowed his people to fall victim to their vices. Constantinopla reminds its audience that even mighty Christian empires can fall, as well as presenting a call to action to pre-empt further Muslim incursion into Europe. Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega (1555–1615) was a poet, playwright, and historian, a minor noble who worked at the court of Philip II and who was active in the literary scene in Madrid. This volume presents a critical edition of the play with explanatory footnotes, along with an introduction discussing the play’s intellectual and literary context. Bibliography entry: Kahn, Aaron M. (ed.), Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega, Tragedia de la destruyción de Constantinopla, Critical Texts, 32 (MHRA, 2028) First footnote reference: 35 Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega, Tragedia de la destruyción de Constantinopla, ed. by Aaron M. Kahn, Critical Texts, 32 (MHRA, 2028), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Kahn, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Kahn, Aaron M. (ed.). 2028. Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega, Tragedia de la destruyción de Constantinopla, Critical Texts, 32 (MHRA) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Kahn 2028: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Kahn 2028: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Permanent link to this title: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Gabriel-Lobo-Lasso-de-la-Vega-Tragedia-de-la-destruyción-de-Constantinopla www.mhra.org.uk/publications/ct-32 |
Summer 2028