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El Jardín De Las Delicias: Visiones Del Pánico Y Del Barroco En El Teatro De Arrabal, Sharon G. Feldman Apr 2005

El Jardín De Las Delicias: Visiones Del Pánico Y Del Barroco En El Teatro De Arrabal, Sharon G. Feldman

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Entrar en el universo de Fernando Arrabal es lanzarse súbitamente dentro de un mundo interior y onírico donde nada es seguro y todo está permitido. Aunque el espectador actual sería capaz de encontrar en las obras teatrales de Arrabal metáforas que hacen alusión a ciertas situaciones sociopolíticas de la historia reciente (sobre todo, de la España autoritaria del siglo XX), si uno las contempla según la forma de libre interpretación que el mismo autor propone, se convierten también en obras abiertas cuyas resonancias abandonan o trascienden las particularidades de cualquier contexto socio histórico específico: “Il faut que chaque lecteur, chaque …


Sergi Belbel's Theatre Of Pain, Sharon G. Feldman Dec 2004

Sergi Belbel's Theatre Of Pain, Sharon G. Feldman

Latin American, Latino and Iberian Studies Faculty Publications

Dins la seva memoria ("Within his Memory"), a Catalan play written by Sergi Bel-bel in 1986, begins in total darkness, an imprecise empty void in which the spectator hears only the deep, rhythmic gasps and sighs of the anonymous protagonist. ' As the stage lights slowly rise during this "preliminary" scene, Ell (or, "He," as the protagonist is generically called) is depicted on his knees, masturbating with his back to the audience. At first glance, his violent, self-inflicted pleasure may be interpreted as an ultimate affirmation of life; yet, his autoerotic gestures are also imbued with memories that carry …