Open AccessGil Vicente’s Cortes de Jupiter: Some Reading Notes
Author(s) -
Matteo Rei
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rassegna iberistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2037-6588
pISSN - 0392-4777
DOI - 10.30687/ri/2037-6588/2020/113/001
Subject(s) - character (mathematics) , jargon , humanities , style (visual arts) , art , portuguese , literature , jupiter (rocket family) , representation (politics) , reading (process) , art history , history , philosophy , linguistics , astronomy , physics , politics , geometry , mathematics , space shuttle , political science , law
The Portuguese playwright and poet Gil Vicente is celebrated as one of Western literature greatest playwrights, as well as the most important dramatic author of Portuguese literature. Cortes de Jupiter (1521) is an excellent example of his unique style and one of his most fascinating plays. This article is intended to analyse some excerpts of this work, that deal with such themes as the representation of crown prince D. João, the presence of a Moorish female character and of her peculiar jargon, the wedding of the infanta Beatriz that gave Vicente the opportunity to stage his play.