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Among the diverse fabric of masculinities that prestigious authors such as Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Tirso de Molina and Agustin Moreto weave into their plots, fashion proves to be a common thread and a particularly useful tool. Thus, as I approach the idea of "Fashionable Masculinities" and investigate a few "macho" and/or not so "macho men" in Early Modern drama I hope to go beyond the traditional interpretations, stereotypes and icons often associated with men---in particular, Spanish men in Golden Age drama. This will be achieved by revisiting typical cases and compared through research and documentation of atypical representations of maleness that could be considered displacements and/or subversions of the social matrix. In effect, this study explores how the male ideal is shaped and judged both by the essence of his personality, as well as his physical appearance (i.e.: clothing, hairstyle, mannerisms, discourse and voice). As such, it becomes evident that masculinity is moulded, influenced, enhanced, exaggerated and even muted as it is subject to the whim of different fashions prevalent at a specific moment in time. Moreover, a multitude of social, cultural, racial and historical factors determine the always changing image of the so called "macho man". / Therefore, in order to explore distinct representations of masculinity I approach three different comedias by three different playwrights while comparing how the main character's masculinity fared in three very important spaces: physical, social and sexual. I focus my attention on Saber del mal y del bien by Calderon. Secondly, Don Gil de las calzas verdes by Tirso and explored El lindo don Diego by Moreto. Each one the these represents a different degree of palatable male identities given this particular social construct.

La production théâtrale du Siècle d’Or espagnol com-prend de nombreuses pièces traitant de sujets historiques con-temporains. L’intérêt pour cette matière historique s’observe particulièrement chez un dramaturge emblématique de cette période : Lope de Vega. Bien que la finalité de cet emploi puisse être variée, elle possède souvent un intérêt extra dra-matique. Le choix des événements mis en scène par Lope de Vega est souvent en lien avec des événements correspondant au moment de l’écriture de la pièce. La comedia Carlos V en Francia, écrite en 1604, fait partie de ces pièces historiques où l’on constate une altération des événements en lien avec l’actualité politique de l’époque. Le travail de thèse ici présenté propose une édition critique annotée de Carlos V en Francia de Lope de Vega, précédée d’une étude introductive centrée, premièrement, sur son aspect historique et son intérêt extra dramatique, puis sur les spécificités des mécanismes drama-tiques mis en œuvre dans cette pièce par le dramaturge no-tamment en ce qui concerne dans le système des person-nages, la versification et la structure. / The theatrical production of the Spanish Golden Age pro-poses numerous plays dealing with contemporary historical subjects. The interest for this historical material can be particu-larly observed in a symbolic playwright of this period: Lope de Vega. Although the purpose of this material can vary, it often possesses an extradramatic interest. The choice of events staged by Lope de Vega is often connected to corresponding events at the time of writing. The play Carlos V en Francia, written in 1604, is a part of these historical plays where we notice an alteration of events in connection with the political current events of Lope de Vega’s time. The work of the thesis presented here proposes a critical edition with notes of Carlos V en Francia by Lope de Vega, preceded by an introductory study which focuses foremost on its historic aspect and its extradramatic interest; and on the dramatic mechanisms de-veloped by the playwright in the system of the characters, the versification and the structure.

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