Swordplay Uncloaked: Women as Active Agents in Ana Caro’s “Valor, agravio, y mujer” and Lope de Vega’s “La pobreza estimada” (2019)

Get ready to witness the power of women in early modern Spanish theater! Delve into the world of dance and swordplay in Felix Lope de Vega’s La pobreza estimada and Ana Caro’s Valor, agravio, y mujer, and discover how women as active agents played a pivotal role in shaping the sociopolitical discourse of the space in the theater. Through examining extracts and images from treatises on acting, dance, and swordsmanship, such as Alonso López Pinciano’s Philosophía antigua poética, Juan de Esquivel Navarro’s Discursos sobre el arte del danzado, and Luis Pacheco de Narváez’s Libro de las grandezas de la espada, you’ll be transported to a world where women wield swords with grace and power. Join us as we envision a new side to early modern Spanish theater and the role of women in it.

“Swordplay Uncloaked: Women as Active Agents in Ana Caro’s Valor, agravio, y mujer and Lope de Vega’s La pobreza estimada.” Comedia Performance, vol. 16, no. 1, 2019, pp. 86-102.