Graham Greene's The Living Room: An Uncomfortable Catholic Play in Franco's Spain.
This article addresses the debate over Graham Greene's The Living Room (1953) in Franco's Spain, where theatre critics created a controversy over the play by questioning whether this Catholic dramatic work was heretical or orthodox. It was regarded as a cultural asset to the national stage, but it w...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=130218724&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 130218724 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 02106124 VSM jtl: Atlantis (0210-6124) issn: 02106124 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: jun2018 vid: 40 iid: 1 pid: 19799 pub: Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos artinfo: ui: 130218724 10.28914/Atlantis-2018-40.1.04 ppf: 77 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.4MB tig: atl: Graham Greene's The Living Room: An Uncomfortable Catholic Play in Franco's Spain. aug: au: OLIVARES LEYVA, MÓNICA affil: Universidad de Alcalá su: Living Room, The (Theatrical production) Theater Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 Francoism Catholic Church in literature Censorship Spanish politics & government, 1939-1975 Twentieth century Spain sug: subj: Spain Living Room, The (Theatrical production) Theater Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 Francoism Catholic Church in literature Censorship Spanish politics & government, 1939-1975 Twentieth century keyword: censorship criticism Franco's regime Graham Greene theatre censura crítica régimen de Franco teatro ab: This article addresses the debate over Graham Greene's The Living Room (1953) in Franco's Spain, where theatre critics created a controversy over the play by questioning whether this Catholic dramatic work was heretical or orthodox. It was regarded as a cultural asset to the national stage, but it was also interpreted as a threat to Catholics of wavering faith. In addition, this study uses the censorship files to examine the attitude of the Franco regime towards the play. Contrary to popular belief, Franco's government did not favour the reception of this play despite the fact that Greene was an internationally renowned Catholic writer. On the contrary, banned four times, it ranks among Greene's most censored works under Franco's rule. The article concludes by suggesting that The Living Room became an uncomfortable Catholic play because it clashed with the tenets of the regime. Este artículo pone de manifiesto el debate que tuvo lugar en la España de Franco en torno a El cuarto de estar (1953), de Graham Greene. Los críticos teatrales suscitaron una polémica a su alrededor al cuestionar si se trataba de una obra dramática católica de carácter herético u ortodoxo. Se consideró un bien cultural para la escena nacional al mismo tiempo que se interpretó como una amenaza para los católicos no firmes en su fe. En esta investigación también se revela la actitud del régimen de Franco hacia la obra mediante el análisis de los expedientes de censura. Contrariamente a lo que podría pensarse, el franquismo no favoreció la recepción de este drama a pesar de que Greene fuese un escritor católico de reconocido prestigio internacional. Por el contrario, con cuatro prohibiciones, El cuarto de estar se sitúa entre sus trabajos más censurados durante el periodo franquista. En resumen, este artículo saca a la luz que El cuarto de estar se convirtió en una obra católica incómoda cuando entró en conflicto con los principios ideológicos del régimen. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Atlantis (0210-6124) is the property of Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Atlantis (0210-6124) holder: Departament de Llengues i Literatures Modernes i d'Estudis Anglesos dt: @attributes: year: 2018 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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