La presente investigación analiza el episodio correspondiente al relato del naufragio y las peripecias de Pedro Serrano, el cual se encuentra ubicado en el capítulo VIII del Libro I, de la primera parte de los Comentarios Reales (1609) del Inca Garcilaso. En este estudio se propone que el episodio de Pedro Serrano se inserta dentro del discurso del Inca Garcilaso para responder a los siguientes objetivos específicos. En primer lugar, para realizar una inversión de la categoría de lo salvaje; en segundo lugar, para representar una alegoría del encuentro entre conquistadores y americanos y; finalmente, para proponer una alternativa de conciliación posible entre ambos mundos, el europeo y el americano. Se comienza indagando una aproximación metodológica para el estudio de este episodio donde se recoge el debate en torno a la naturaleza histórica y literaria del mismo. A continuación, se analiza el contexto en que se enmarca el episodio y se establece su clasificación como fábula historial. La definición de este concepto se fundamenta en la influencia neoplatónica que recibe el Inca, principalmente, por el poeta judío Judá Abravanel y por Marsilio Ficino; asimismo, se teoriza este concepto según lo planteado por Carmela Zanelli sobre las propuestas de Efraín Kristal. Finalmente, se analizan los múltiples niveles de significación contenidos en el episodio de Pedro Serrano, examinando los elementos que componen las distintas metáforas presentes en la fábula historial con la finalidad de desentrañar la verdad teologal que contiene.

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This paper presents a detailed comparative analysis of four important settings of Ophelia's song texts from Shakespeare's Hamlet composed by Brahms, Strauss, Chausson, and Pasatieri. Each of the first three represents a different facet of song composition during the period 1873-1919. The "Five Songs of Ophelia" by Brahms recall the simplicity of Volkslied. Strauss's "Drei Lieder der Ophelia" assume a more complex and formal demeanor, while Chausson's setting, "Chanson d'Ophelie," demonstrates French preoccupation with setting the natural speech rhythms of language. Pasatieri's "Ophelia's Lament," from 1975, uses operatic gestures within the context of piano-accompanied song. An interview with Pasatieri which defines this song as monodrama is transcribed in the appendix.

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The study described in this dissertation was conducted during a three week period and encompassed four senior high school English classes. The data derived from the study were elicited from a pre test of knowledge and a pre treatment attitude survey; a post test of knowledge and a post treatment attitude survey and a delayed post test of knowledge. The four groups of students were given the following treatments within the Shakespearean drama unit on Hamlet: (1) Group I - Students in this group were shown four teaching films on Hamlet and read the play aloud in class with students taking parts. (2) Group 2 - Students listened to a taped recording of the play and followed along with their books. (3) Group 3 - Students in this group listened to the taped recording of the play and were shown the four teaching films. (4) Group 4 - Students in this group, which was the control group, read the play aloud in class with students taking parts. The research questions which guided the research and were addressed through the statistical analysis were as follows: (1) What significant knowledge differences, if any, exist between and among the groups receiving the non-print media treatments and that group which did not? (2) Is there a difference in appreciation (attitudes) of Shakespearean drama between the groups which received the non-print media treatments and the group which did not? The statistical analysis of the data revealed that although all groups improved on the knowledge post test, groups 1 and 2 improved the most. Attitude scores also increased for group 1. Interestingly, the difference between pre treatment and post treatment attitude scores for group 2 was negligible, and for groups 3 and 4 decreased. The following conclusions were then drawn from the statistical analysis: (1) The use of non-print media does improve knowledge of and attitude about Shakespearean drama. (2) The use of non-print media should be limited, for example, to either taped recording or film for optimum results.

The study is an examination of the quest motif as it occurs in the Tarot and two dramatic works, King Lear and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus. The development of the quester is traced from his naivete, through a series of trials, to the consummation of his quest.The hero's quest is essentially to achieve an integration of polar opposites: light and dark, good and evil, the conscious and unconscious. Both the Fool of the Tarot and Lear seem to achieve that harmony, and, thus, I treat the Tarot and King Lear in separate sections of the first chapter. I begin with the Tarot also because of its enormous suggestiveness for elucidating the quests of Lear and Faustus. The archetypal nature of the quest is ultimately what unites the three works, and the Tarot provides a repository for the symbols and primordial images that inform quest literature.The second chapter deals with Dr. Faustus. Unlike the Fool and Lear, Faustus never seems to attain the hero's vision of light and harmony (however, the conclusion is ambiguous); indeed, he inverts the quest to its diabolical opposite and becomes the trickster in league with the demonic forces that form the negative corollary to the hero. Faustus' quest is the coexisting opposite of Lear's and the Fool's, and, as such, is the other pole that must be seen to experience the whole.

This study is concerned with the dramaturgic use of the fools of five of Shakespeare's plays. After the Introduction, Chapter II investigates the fool as a historical figure and establishes his credibility. Chapter III examines the comic methods and techniques of the fools. Chapter IV is an investigation of the use of the fool in his capacity as choric voice to present a particular viewpoint on the play. Chapter V is a study of how the fool fits into the action as a character, and Chapter VI investigates the ways in which he may be used in structural duties. The study concludes that the Shakespearean fool is an effective device due to his historical credibility and his recognized position as an entertainer.

The object of this paper is to effect a comparison between the early Shakespearean songs and their more recent settings and to discuss in detail differences in style and technique, with emphasis upon textual and melodic characteristics.

Informe de Seminario para optar al grado de Licenciado en Lengua y Literatura Hispánica mención Literatura. / Seminario de grado: Desde la escritura: imágenes y representaciones del Islam y los musulmanes / En La ‘mancha’ de don Quijote: el trasfondo islámico, se intentará poner de manifiesto una posibilidad de lectura, en donde el texto cervantino se nos presenta como un corpus empapado de tópicos, motivos y problemáticas árabes e islámicas luego de la expulsión de los moros de la Península, además de postular una nueva interpretación basada en la identificación de esos elementos orientales en el juego ficcional interno de la obra. Este ensayo intenta de-velar lo que la crítica tradicional occidental ha omitido, ignorado o negado de El Quijote, respecto a la influencia musulmana y/o árabe que, durante la convivencia con cristianos en España, debió de introducir a la literatura medieval y posterior. Así, en este trabajo veremos cómo, incluso entrado ya el siglo XVII, los residuos de la cultura islámica se dejan ver en la literatura española con una voz más potente y determinante de lo que muchos podrían esperar o querer.

This research focuses on how Young Adult (YA) novelists adapt Shakespeare’s plays to address the concerns of a contemporary teenage audience. Through the qualitative method of content analysis, I examined adaptations of the three most commonly read texts in the high school curriculum: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet. The research looked for various patterns in the adaptations and analyzed the choices made by the authors in aligning their texts to or deviating from the original plays. A final chapter addresses practical classroom application in using adaptations to teach the plays to high school students. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection