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The Plays of Juan Ruiz de Alarcon.(Book review)
The Modern Language Review
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July 1, 2006|
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The Plays of Juan Ruiz de Alarcon. By Jules Whicker. (Coleccion Tamesis, Serie A: Monografias, 200) Woodbridge: Tamesis. 2003. viii+212pp. 40 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-85566-093-8.
This timely contribution to Alarcon studies is focused on the issue of deception, its necessity, and in certain circumstances the ways in which it is not just justifiable but desirable. The notion and possibility of legitimate deceptions are closely linked by Alarcon to the moral and social legitimacy of the comedia per se. In this way, this study is significant not just in relation to ...
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No Sir... he's not worth pounds 3m a year.(Mailbox)
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