El juez de los divorcios
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El juez de los divorcios is a short comic interlude (entremés) by Miguel de Cervantes that humorously portrays marital conflicts and the absurdities of divorce proceedings in early modern Spain.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entremés
ⓘ
short comic interlude ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| approximateDate | early 17th century ⓘ |
| author | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bureaucratic formalism
ⓘ
rigidity of marriage laws ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | interlude between acts of a longer play ⓘ |
| dramaticMode | dialogue-driven ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
escribano (court clerk)
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juez (judge) ⓘ various married couples ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose dialogue ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Judge of the Divorces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish legal culture of the Golden Age ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
entertainment
ⓘ
social critique ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | public theatre in Spain ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | entremés ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
divorce proceedings
ⓘ
marital conflicts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Cervantes’ entremeses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
domestic disputes
ⓘ
judicial procedures ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early modern Spain ⓘ |
| theme |
divorce
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gender relations ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ legal absurdity ⓘ marriage ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
exaggeration
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farce ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| workOf | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | short play ⓘ |
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