THAR 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Van Stephenson, Catholic Monarchs, Juana Inés De La Cruz
19 Apr 2016
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Loa to divine narcissus allegorical play written by sor juana ines de la cruz, 1689 loa: short theatrical piece related to the longer auto sacramental, commentary on historical events involving indigenous aztec inhabitants and spanish colonists. Nahuatl wrote the zeal of the house and love is a great labyrinth, similar to spanish plays. Mexico was beseeched by war and disease, juana sold her library and musical instruments and other things to care for the poor, died malnourished and overworked acknowledgement that disease and loss of cultural identity were by-products of spanish conquering. Juana accepts reality of conquest but laments the loss of culture. Luis valdez and teatro campesino, chicano theater movement evolves, teatro campesino perform the. Dance of the giants > depicts defeat of the aztecs (soul of "la raza"")
