Courtly Love and Rough Love as Components of Theatricality in Lucas Fernández's 'Comedy'

Abstract

Assuming the semiotic theory, which defends the duality of the dramatic text, this paper focuses on the analysis of the dramatic text of the Comedy of BrasGil and Beringuella. The play, composed by Lucas Fernández (1474-1542), was published in Salamanca by Lorenzo Liom Dedei in 1514 along with the rest of his plays under the title Farsas y églogas al modo y estilo pastoril y castellano. The aim of this paper is to analyse the scenic and stage procedures that allowed the playwright to perform the play in front of an urban audience. To do this, the paper examines one of the theatrical resources that contribute to the theatricality: the courtly love employed in a parodic and a rustic way with a decidedly comic purpose.