Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
Neophilologus; an International Journal of Modern and Mediaeval Language and Literature
Angaben zur Quelle:
107,4 (2023) 541–557
Keywords:
Molina, Tirso de, Criticism and interpretation
;
Tamar Drama
;
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Bible. Comparative studies
Abstract:
This article examines the tragic story of Tamar–the only daughter of King David mentioned by name in the Bible–through a comparison between the passage from 2 Samuel 13 and the play La venganza de Tamar (Tamar’s revenge), by the Spanish playwright and friar Tirso de Molina (1579–1648). Through close-readings of excerpts from both texts, I emphasize the transition of the story from biblical drama to seventeenth century Spanish comedia. Within an intertextual frame, this comparative approach emphasizes the relationship between literature and law by focusing on Amnon’s iter criminis (path of crime); Tamar’s plea for her own integrity; and King David’s duties as public authority. My goal is to explain the way Tirso reconfigures these three biblical characters to present the problem of justice from the points of view of the criminal (Amón), the advocate (Tamar), and the judge (David).
DOI:
10.1007/s11061-023-09771-y
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