The public enactment of secrecy is part of the Spanish Golden Age culture. This article presents a research project, which pursues three objectives: A study of secrecy as a core characteristic of Spanish Golden Age culture, on the basis of historiographical studies, sources and cultural theories of secrecy. A study of Calderonian comedies of secrecy in the context of Golden Age theatre. A case study of the comedy El secreto a voces, including a critical edition that also explores the aesthetics of secrecy and the history of early staging in Madrid and Vienna. With this threefold approach we aim at a deeper understanding of both Calderón’s originality and of the secret patterns of Baroque culture.
Abstract
The public enactment of secrecy is part of the Spanish Golden Age culture. This article presents a research project, which pursues three objectives: A study of secrecy as a core characteristic of Spanish Golden Age culture, on the basis of historiographical studies, sources [...]