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A selection of 53 outside resources for teaching and research on the comedia and early modern Hispanic theater: associations, digital libraries, journals, and stage projects.

Associations & research groups12Libraries, databases & digital texts16Journals9Stage & performance8Blogs2Publishers6

Associations & research groups

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aiso-asociacion.orgAISOAsociación Internacional Siglo de Oro, an international association of scholars of Golden Age Spanish literature.Visit→ aitenso.comAITENSOAsociación Internacional de Teatro Español y Novohispano de los Siglos de Oro.Visit→ cervantessocietyamerica.orgCervantes Society of AmericaScholarly society devoted to the study of Cervantes; publishes the journal Cervantes.Visit→ dicat.uv.esDICATTheater research group at the Universitat de València, creators of the biographical dictionary of Spanish classical actors.Visit→ unav.eduGRISOGrupo de Investigación Siglo de Oro (Universidad de Navarra).Visit→ calderondelabarca.orgGrupo de Investigación CalderónResearch group on Calderón de la Barca, with digital projects such as Calderón Digital.Visit→ h-net.orgH-CervantesH-Net network for Cervantes studies.Visit→ ideauriseculares.comIDEAInstituto de Estudios Auriseculares.Visit→ ucm.esITEMInstituto del Teatro de Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid): theater research, teaching, and stage activities.Visit→ investigacion.ubu.esPower and Festive Performances (1450-1750)Research group at the Universidad de Burgos led by María Luisa Lobato.Visit→ prolope.uab.catPROLOPEResearch group at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona devoted to editing the theater of Lope de Vega.Visit→ unav.eduTC/12 ConsoliderPatrimonio Teatral Clásico Español: research network on Spanish classical theater, presented on the GRISO website.Visit→

Libraries, databases & digital texts

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parnaseo.uv.esArsTheatricaResources on Spanish classical theater from Parnaseo (Universitat de València).Visit→ artelope.uv.esARTELOPEDatabase and plot summaries of the theater of Lope de Vega (Universitat de València).Visit→ asodat.uv.esASODATIntegrated databases of Spanish classical theater: a federated search across several research groups’ databases (Universitat de València).Visit→ guias.bne.esBiblioteca Nacional de España: Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro (TESO)Full-text database of Golden Age Spanish drama (ProQuest), accessible through the National Library of Spain.Visit→ cervantesvirtual.comBiblioteca Virtual Miguel de CervantesDigital library of Hispanic texts, including many comedias.Visit→ bnedigital.bne.esBNE DigitalDigitized manuscripts, sueltas, and printed books from the National Library of Spain.Visit→ catcom.uv.esCATCOMDatabase of theatrical performances in Spain from the mid-sixteenth to the late seventeenth century (DICAT, Universitat de València).Visit→ cvc.cervantes.esCentro Virtual CervantesInstituto Cervantes’ online center for Spanish language and culture.Visit→ cervantes.library.tamu.eduCervantes ProjectResearch resources on Cervantes (Texas A&M University; archived site, no longer updated).Visit→ emothe.uv.esEMOTHESixteenth- and seventeenth-century European theater: digital library, database, and digital stage (Universitat de València).Visit→ etso.esETSOStylometry applied to Golden Age theater: authorship reports on some 3,000 plays.Visit→ staff.uni-mainz.deLa conquista de AméricaAnthology of texts on the conquest of America (Universität Mainz).Visit→ manos.netManos TeatralesCollaborative database on Golden Age theatrical manuscripts and the hands that copied them.Visit→ cervantesvirtual.comMoretianosThe comedias of Agustín Moreto: project portal in the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.Visit→ gutenberg.orgProject GutenbergFree e-books, including Spanish classics.Visit→ moore.lib.unb.caQuevedo BibliographyBibliography of Quevedo studies (University of New Brunswick).Visit→

Journals

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recyt.fecyt.esAnuario CalderonianoAnnual journal devoted to Calderón de la Barca (GRISO, Universidad de Navarra).Visit→ revistes.uab.catAnuario Lope de VegaJournal on Lope de Vega and his time: text, literature, culture (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).Visit→ comediantes.orgBulletin of the ComediantesJournal devoted to early modern Hispanic theater.Visit→ scholarlypublishingcollective.orgComedia PerformanceThe AHCT’s journal on the performance of early modern Hispanic theater (Penn State University Press).Visit→ journals.openedition.orgCriticónJournal on Spanish Golden Age literature and culture, published in Toulouse and available on OpenEdition.Visit→ revistas.uam.esEdad de OroJournal on Spanish Golden Age literature (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).Visit→ revistahipogrifo.comHipogrifoJournal of Golden Age literature and culture (IDEA).Visit→ acmrspress.comLaberintoJournal of early modern Hispanic literatures and cultures (ACMRS Press).Visit→ studiaaurea.comStudia AureaJournal of Spanish literature and literary theory of the Renaissance and the Golden Age.Visit→

Stage & performance

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celcit.onlineCELCITCentro Latinoamericano de Creación e Investigación Teatral.Visit→ corraldelprincipe.sites.gettysburg.eduCorral del Príncipe (VR)Virtual reality reconstruction of a seventeenth-century Madrid playhouse (Gettysburg College).Visit→ diversifyingtheclassics.humanities.ucla.eduDiversifying the ClassicsUCLA project devoted to translating and staging the comedia: translations, performances, Radio Comedia, and teaching resources.Visit→ cultura.gob.esINAEMInstituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música (Spanish Ministry of Culture).Visit→ infoescena.esInfoEscenaNews on the performing arts in Spain.Visit→ museodeartesescenicas.inaem.gob.esMuseo Nacional de Artes EscénicasThe national performing arts museum in Almagro (formerly Museo Nacional del Teatro).Visit→ outofthewings.orgOut of the WingsEnglish translations of plays from the Spanish-speaking world.Visit→ spainculture.usSpain Arts & Culture: Performing ArtsSpanish performing arts in the United States (Embassy of Spain).Visit→

Blogs

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elpatiodecomedias.wordpress.comEl patio de comediasBlog on the comedia (archive; not updated since 2017).Visit→ grisounav.wordpress.comGRISOblogBlog of the GRISO research group.Visit→

Publishers

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hispanismo.cervantes.esAcademia del HispanismoAcademic publisher in Hispanic studies.Visit→ liverpooluniversitypress.co.ukAris & Phillips Hispanic ClassicsBilingual Spanish-English editions of Hispanic classics, many of them comedias (Liverpool University Press).Visit→ catedra.comCátedraSpanish publisher whose Letras Hispánicas series includes many annotated comedias.Visit→ iberoamericana-vervuert.esIberoamericana VervuertHispanic studies publisher, home of the Biblioteca Áurea Hispánica series.Visit→ linguatextbooks.comJuan de la CuestaHispanic Monographs and Cervantes & Co. Spanish Classics, now published by Linguatext.Visit→ boydellandbrewer.comTamesis BooksBoydell & Brewer imprint for Hispanic and Lusophone studies.Visit→

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