Table of Contents

The Emergence of the comedia nueva
Lope de Vega
Cervantes, Tirso de Molina, and the First Generation
Calderón and the comedia's Second Generation
Staging and Performance
Types of comedia and other Forms of Theatre
A Brief History of Reception

About the Author

JONATHAN THACKER is King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies at the University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow at Exeter College, Oxford.

Reviews

A highly valuable tool for Hispanists and those interested in early modern theatre.
*MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES*

Jonathan Thacker accomplishes what few are able to achieve by publishing and original and valuable study relevant to varying levels of comedia studies. A practical pedagogical resource that the most seasoned of professors will find simply outstanding. [...] It should most definitely be a required text of any graduate student of the comedia. Without hesitation, I would recommend that serious comedia scholars secure a copy for their collection, for this work is a vademecum of the first order. Its unique compilation of historical development with performance studies and helpful appendices makes this compilation top notch.
*BULLETIN OF THE COMEDIANTES*

The book fulfils its purpose well.
*HISPANIC RESEARCH JOURNAL*

Demonstrates a solid command of the material and a sense of the audience. [...] I strongly recommend A Companion to Golden Age Theatre. [...] A superb reference tool.
*BULLETIN OF HISPANIC STUDIES*