※　黄金世紀の劇作家ティルソ・デ・モリーナの全生涯――謎に包まれた修道士の素顔に迫る決定版伝記　※

本書は、「ティルソ・デ・モリーナ」の筆名で世界に知られる劇作家フライ・ガブリエル・テリェス（1579〜1648年）の生涯を、これまでにない詳しさで再構成した伝記研究です。長く不明な点の多かったその経歴は、ルイス・バスケス・フェルナンデスが埋もれていた史料を掘り起こしたことで輪郭が見え始めましたが、スペイン語圏で屈指の劇作家にふさわしい全体像はなお示されていませんでした。著者ヘンリー・W・サリバンとジェーン・W・アルブレヒトは、その空白を埋めるべく、著名な作家、勤勉なメルセー修道会士、大胆な旅人、愛情深い息子・兄弟、誠実な友、恐れを知らぬ論敵といった複雑な人物像を探ります。マドリードの貴族家に仕えたポルトガル系の両親のもとでの生い立ちと親族網、教養形成と修道会入り、劇場の観客を楽しませ教え導いた劇作家としての経歴をたどります。あわせて、言語的才能の由来、修道誓願の動機、黄金世紀で唯一筆名を用いた理由、性愛を大胆に描けた背景といった謎にも、一定の答えを示します。書籍の言語：英語　(SBC: 193641)

[対象地域、年代、研究分野]
対象地域はスペイン（マドリード、トルヒーリョ、ソリアほか）およびサント・ドミンゴ、年代は1579年から1648年（16世紀末から17世紀前半）、研究分野はスペイン黄金世紀文学・演劇研究、伝記研究、修道会史、文化史です。スペイン黄金世紀文学・演劇を研究する文学研究者、近世イベリア史や修道会史を研究する歴史学者、および近世ヨーロッパ演劇・文化史を考察する人文学研究者を対象としています。
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Description:
Fray Gabriel Téllez, the playwright known to the world as Tirso de Molina, was born in Madrid in 1579 and died in Almazán, Soria, in 1648. Tirso’s biography was obscure until Luis Vázquez Fernández, O.M., unearthed many valuable details that had lain buried for centuries, which document Tirso’s whereabouts from cradle to grave and sketch the contours of his long, productive life. Although Vázquez provided the outlines of Tirso’s many and sundry involvements, achievements and experiences, the biography of one of the greatest dramatists ever to write in Spanish deserves to be revealed and reconstructed much more completely.

Henry W. Sullivan and Jane W. Albrecht now fill this lacuna in the cultural history of Spain and European drama, exploring Tirso’s complex identity as a renowned author, tireless Mercedarian, bold traveler, beloved son and brother, steadfast friend and fearless foe. They survey his life’s foundations in the home of his parents, Portuguese refuges living and serving in a noble house in Madrid, and wider kinship network; his cultural edification among the wealthy Madrid elite, maturation and formal education; and his religious vocation devoted to the Order of Mercy and parallel, dazzling professional career dedicated to delighting and teaching the audiences of corrales and private theatrical spaces. In addition, Sullivan and Albrecht confront a number of mysteries that make Tirso such a singular author and eventually converge on answers to several points at issue. Where did his faculty for language come from? What led to his decision to profess in the Order of Mercy? Why did Fray Gabriel Téllez, the only Golden-Age figure who wrote under a pseudonym, adopt the unique nom de plume Tirso de Molina? And, how could he write so stridently about all manner of sexual situations and impulses?


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

List of Figures
Preface & Acknowledgments

1. The Birth of Gabriel Téllez in Madrid & His Baptism on March 29, 1579

2. Fray Gabriel Téllez’s Order of Mercy

3. Why did Tirso de Molina Call Himself Tirso de Molina?

4. The Mechanics & Poetics of Tirso’s Dramatic Production (1606-1631)

5. The Mission to Santo Domingo, 1616-1618

6. The Second Defenestration of Prague, May 23, 1618 & Tirso’s El celoso prudente

7. The Reign of Philip III (1598-1621) & the Successor Regime of the Count-Duke of Olivares

8. Tirso’s Condemnation by the Junta de Reformación, March 6, 1625

9. Tirso at the Crossroads of His Career, 1625-1626

10. Téllez’s Wider Kinship Network, Its Converso Origins, & The Playwright’s Six Theories of Love

11. Tirso as Prior of the Convent of Trujillo (Cáceres), 1626-1629 & the Pizarro Trilogy

12. Téllez’s Literary Battles with Contemporaries & the Death of his Elder Sister (1630)

13. The First Edition of El burlador de Sevilla (1630)

14. Maestro Téllez’s General History of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy, 1632-1639

15. The Controversies Surrounding Tirso’s Nephew, Francisco Lucas de Ávila (1605?-after 1652)

16. Tirso’s Last Play & His Tribute to Portugal, Las Quinas de Portugal (March 8, 1638)

17. The Revolt of Catalonia (1640) & Tirso’s Confinement in Cuenca

18. Prior of the Convent of Soria, 1645-1647

19. The Last Days of Tirso de Molina & His Death in Almazán, circa February 20, 1648

20. General Conclusion

Index