Reflections of power: Eco y Narciso by Calderón meets Las meninas by Velazquez
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Greer, MR
Published in: Anuario Calderoniano
November 18, 2013
Calderón's court spectacle play Eco y Narciso was first performed in 1661 to celebrate the tenth birthday of the princess Margarita, the infanta in the center of Velázquez's painting Las meninas ( 1656). Calderón opens the drama with a celebration of the birthday of the shepherdess Echo, thus suggesting an analogy between the mythical nymph and the princess. This analogy, together with the reflections between the characters within the drama, invites us to see in this courtly play, as in Velázquez's famous painting, a reflection on the nature of subjectivity, desire and monarchical power.
Duke Scholars
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Anuario Calderoniano
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1888-8046
Publication Date
November 18, 2013
Volume
1
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191 / 211
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Greer, M. R. (2013). Reflections of power: Eco y Narciso by Calderón meets Las meninas by Velazquez. Anuario Calderoniano, 1, 191–211.
Greer, M. R. “Reflections of power: Eco y Narciso by Calderón meets Las meninas by Velazquez.” Anuario Calderoniano 1 (November 18, 2013): 191–211.
Greer MR. Reflections of power: Eco y Narciso by Calderón meets Las meninas by Velazquez. Anuario Calderoniano. 2013 Nov 18;1:191–211.
Greer, M. R. “Reflections of power: Eco y Narciso by Calderón meets Las meninas by Velazquez.” Anuario Calderoniano, vol. 1, Nov. 2013, pp. 191–211.
Greer MR. Reflections of power: Eco y Narciso by Calderón meets Las meninas by Velazquez. Anuario Calderoniano. 2013 Nov 18;1:191–211.
Published In
Anuario Calderoniano
ISSN
1888-8046
Publication Date
November 18, 2013
Volume
1
Start / End Page
191 / 211