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- catalog abstract ""The Best Boy in Spain introduces us to a world in which scheming and intrigue make marriage a "weapon of diplomacy." Isabelle of Castile is without husband, and in fifteenth-century Spain marriage was an opportunity for alliance, for creating bonds of friendship, for reducing potential enmity, and for linking another's assets with one's own. Isabel's decision is so important politically that she becomes the center of nefarious schemes in which her advisors and her half brother, King Enrique IV, vie to control her destiny while various suitors compete for her hand. Isabel must overcome serious obstacles, including virtual imprisonment and lack of funds, before she triumphs and marries Fernando, the best boy in Spain. The play is notable for its use of tableaux, static scenes heavy with political symbolism, which lead the spectator to view the Catholic Monarchs with almost religious awe as the creators of modern Spain and as the saviors who rescued Catholic Iberia from the threats of Islam and Judaism."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Mejor mozo de España".
- catalog alternative "Mejor mozo de España. English & Spanish".
- catalog contributor b11617479.
- catalog contributor b11617480.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""The Best Boy in Spain introduces us to a world in which scheming and intrigue make marriage a "weapon of diplomacy." Isabelle of Castile is without husband, and in fifteenth-century Spain marriage was an opportunity for alliance, for creating bonds of friendship, for reducing potential enmity, and for linking another's assets with one's own. Isabel's decision is so important politically that she becomes the center of nefarious schemes in which her advisors and her half brother, King Enrique IV, vie to control her destiny while various suitors compete for her hand. Isabel must overcome serious obstacles, including virtual imprisonment and lack of funds, before she triumphs and marries Fernando, the best boy in Spain. The play is notable for its use of tableaux, static scenes heavy with political symbolism, which lead the spectator to view the Catholic Monarchs with almost religious awe as the creators of modern Spain and as the saviors who rescued Catholic Iberia from the threats of Islam and Judaism."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 208 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Best boy in Spain.".
- catalog identifier "0927534851".
- catalog isFormatOf "Best boy in Spain.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "engspa spa".
- catalog publisher "Tempe, Ariz. : Bilingual Press,".
- catalog relation "Best boy in Spain.".
- catalog subject "296.1/27606 21".
- catalog subject "Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504 Drama.".
- catalog subject "PQ6459 .M3513 1999".
- catalog title "Mejor mozo de España".
- catalog title "Mejor mozo de España. English & Spanish".
- catalog title "The best boy in Spain = El mejor mozo de España / Lope de Vega ; introduction and translation by David Gitlitz.".
- catalog type "Drama. fast".
- catalog type "text".