{"product_id":"science-on-stage-in-early-modern-spain-hardback-9781487504052","title":"Science on Stage in Early Modern Spain (Hardback) 9781487504052","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScience on Stage in Early Modern Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEnrique Garcia Santo-Tomas (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487504052\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 March 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 5 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is a great deal of illuminating and insightful analysis in this volume, and the approaches espoused by the various authors provide a blueprint, so to speak, for other scholars to approach the Spanish comedia from a necessary vantage point – to consider the interplay of the scientific discourses of the day within the larger study of the comedia. Solidly written, well documented, and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eScience on Stage in Early Modern Spain \u003c\/i\u003eis no doubt an important addition to comedia scholarship.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Chad M. Gasta, Iowa State University (\u003cem\u003eModern Philology\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"This groundbreaking book should be of keen interest to any student or scholar of the history of the stage, the history of science, and their dynamic interplay in early modern European society.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Michael Armstrong-Roche, Wesleyan University (\u003cem\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience on Stage in Early Modern Spain \u003c\/em\u003efeatures essays by leading scholars in the fields of literary studies and the history of science, exploring the relationship between technical innovations and theatrical events that incorporated scientific content into dramatic productions. Focusing on Spanish dramas between 1500 and 1700, through the birth and development of its playhouses and coliseums and the phenomenal success of its major writers, this collection addresses a unique phenomenon through the most popular, versatile, and generous medium of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etackle subjects and disciplines as diverse as alchemy, optics, astronomy, acoustics, geometry, mechanics, and mathematics to reveal how theatre could be used to deploy scientific knowledge. While \u003ci\u003eScience on Stage\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to cultural and performance studies it also engages with issues of censorship, the effect of the Spanish Inquisition on the circulation of ideas, and the influence of the Eastern traditions in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Great Theatres of the World\u003cbr\u003eENRIQUE GARCÍA SANTO-TOMÁS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Technologies of Knowledge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1 From Mesopotamia to Madrid: The Legacy of Ancient and Medieval Science in Early Modern Spain\u003cbr\u003e   RYAN SZPIECH\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Technological Environment of the Early Modern Spanish Stage\u003cbr\u003e   ALEJANDRO GARCÍA-REIDY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Gridded Fascinations: Early Modern Drama\u0026amp;#x2019;s Geometric Synthesis\u003cbr\u003e   JOHN SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Stages of Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e4 Curing the Malady of Lovesickness: Medicine and Physicians in Early Spanish Theatre\u003cbr\u003e   JULIO VÉLEZ-SAINZ\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Poison(ing) and Spanish Comedia\u003cbr\u003e   LOURDES ALBUIXECH\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Soul under Siege: Strategy and Neostoicism in Calderón de la Barca\u0026amp;#x2019;s El sitio de Bredá\u003cbr\u003e   STEPHEN RUPP\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Performing Numbers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7 Figures of Arithmetic: Numeracy, Calculation, and Accounting in the Comedia\u003cbr\u003e   ELVIRA VILCHES\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Automatons and the Early Modern Drama of Skepticism\u003cbr\u003e   SETH KIMMEL\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Daedalean Epistemology: Staging the Labyrinth of Knowledge in Velázquez\u0026amp;#x2019;s Las Hilanderas and Calderón de la Barca\u0026amp;#x2019;s Los tres mayores prodigios\u003cbr\u003e   MATTHEW G. ANCELL\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Looking Behind the Curtain: Clues of Early Modern Spanish Science\u003cbr\u003eMARÍA M. PORTUONDO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContributors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595468435736,"sku":"9781487504052","price":43.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/science-on-stage-in-early-modern-spain-hardback-9781487504052","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}