LOS CAUTIVOS DE ARGEL DE LOPE DE VEGA Y LA EXPULSIÓN DE LOS MORISCOS. (Spanish).

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  • Author(s): Ohanna, Natalio
  • Source:
    Hispanic Review. Autumn2016, Vol. 84 Issue 4, p361-379. 19p.
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    • Alternate Title:
      "Los cautivos de Argel" by Lope de Vega and the Expulsion of the Moriscos. (English)
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    • Abstract:
      This article presents a literary criticism for the play "Los cautivos de Argel," by Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. The author examines the case of Abdela Alicaxet, a Spanish Muslim who was tried and exiled by the Spanish Inquisition in 1576, which served as a main influence of the work. The representation of the lives of Muslims living in Spain, also known as moriscos, is also explored.
    • Abstract:
      Este artículo parte de una revision documental del proceso de Abdela Alicaxet, morisco valenciano condenado a la hoguera en 1576 con cargos de apostata y pirata. Seguidamente se analiza como años más tarde Lope de Vega reconstruye este caso inquisitorial en Los cautivos de Argel (1599) con el fin de exponer un acervo de prejuicios, temores y ansiedades sobre la comunidad morisca, y se examinan las estrategias textuales con que la comedia desvincula de Espana a este colectivo para atribuirle una identidad extranjera. De este modo la obra reproduce el registro vulgar de la controversia de los años previos a la expulsion, pero a la vez interviene en ella autorizando un tipo de percepción homogénea y participando en la construcción de una conciencia colectiva de la minoría morisca como alteridad, como extranjería peligrosa y desechable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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