El retablo de las maravillas
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El retablo de las maravillas is a short interlude (entremés) by Miguel de Cervantes that satirically exposes collective hypocrisy and social pretensions through a mock theatrical spectacle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| El retablo de maese Pedro | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
entremés
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short play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Counter-Reformation Spain
NERFINISHED
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Old Christian versus converso tensions ⓘ |
| depicts |
collective hypocrisy
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fear of social exclusion ⓘ power of suggestion ⓘ social pretensions ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique |
collective onstage audience
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metatheatre ⓘ situational irony ⓘ verbal humor ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Chanfalla
NERFINISHED
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La Chirinos NERFINISHED ⓘ governor ⓘ local dignitaries ⓘ |
| firstPublication | Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses nuevos nunca representados ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAuthor | Miguel de Cervantes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
stage adaptations
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television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Marvelous Puppet Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Spanish comic theatre ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | between acts of longer plays ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | interlude ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | mock theatrical spectacle ⓘ |
| partOf | Cervantes’ entremeses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 17th century ⓘ |
| plotSummary | two tricksters present an imaginary puppet show that only people of pure blood can see ⓘ |
| satirizes |
collective credulity
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obsession with limpieza de sangre ⓘ social status anxiety ⓘ |
| setting | Castilian village ⓘ |
| structure | one-act play ⓘ |
| theme |
collective self-deception
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conformism ⓘ honor ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ purity of blood ⓘ |
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Ocho comedias y ocho entremeses nuevos nunca representados
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El retablo de maese Pedro