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Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

Moral Economies in Early Modern Spain

by Hilaire Kallendorf

Published by: University of Toronto Press

Imprint: University of Toronto Press

15 b&w illustrations

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9781442661011
Published: October 2013

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9781442661028
Published: December 2013

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Sins of the Fathers considers sins as nodes of cultural anxiety and explores the tensions between competing organizational categories for moral thought and behaviours, namely the Seven Deadly Sins and the Ten Commandments. Hilaire Kallendorf explores the decline and rise of these organizational categories against critical transformations of the early modern period, such as the accession of Spain to a position of world dominance and the arrival of a new courtly culture to replace an old warrior ethos.
This ground-breaking study is the first to consider Spanish Golden Age comedias as an archive of moral knowledge. Kallendorf has examined over 800 of these plays to illustrate how they provide insight into aspects of early modern experience such as food, sex, work, and money. Finally, Kallendorf engages the theoretical terminology of Marxist literary criticism to demonstrate the inherent ambiguity of cultural change.

Foreword

Table of Seven Deadly Sins and Ten Commandments

Introduction

Part I: Residue

Chapter 1: Pride & Co.

Chapter 2: Greed Breaks the Bag

Chapter 3: Lusty Lads and Luscious Ladies

Part II: Transformation

Chapter 4: Loathe to Call it Sloth: The Plus Side of Pereza

Chapter 5: That Gnawing Hunger: The Plus Size of Gluttony

Chapter 6: Angry Young Murderers

Part III: Emergence

Chapter 7: Disappearing Deadlies: The End of Envy

Chapter 8: Parents and Lies: The Decalogue on the Rise

Conclusion

Epilogue

Bibliography of Primary Dramatic Sources

General Bibliography

Hilaire Kallendorf is a professor of Hispanic and religious studies in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at Texas A&M University.

‘Who knew sin could be so much fun? Sins of Fathers proves just that in an engaging account of moral transgression on the early modern Spanish stage… Given its wealth of evidence, its readability, and, above all, relevance, this book is far more likely to awaken envy rather than sloth in the reader.’
~Gabriela Carrion, Renaissance Quarterly vol 67:04:2014

‘This is a superb scholarly accomplishment.’
~Bruno Damiani, The Catholic Historical Review; vol 100:03:2014

‘This book should be of particular interest to scholars of Jesuit Studies as it profoundly illuminates theatre’s contribution to the religious milieu of early modern Spain… Sins of the Fathers is an entertaining read written in energetic prose.’
~Brandon Grayson, Journal of Jesuit Studies vol 3:2016

‘An impressive piece of scholarship. It is exceptionally well documented, methodologically innovative, and engagingly written… Kallendorf has opened up new avenues of investigation for scholars of early modern Spanish theatre and culture. It would be a sin not to pursue them.'
~Brian Brewer, Bulletin of Spanish Studies vol 93:2016