MEMORY AND OBLIVION: CENSORSHIP IN PORTUGAL UNDER THE ESTADO NOVO IN THE LIGHT OF THREE SPANISH THEATRE PLAYS

Authors

  • Ana Cabrera Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Keywords:

Estado Novo, theatre censorship, history, memory

Abstract

The goal of this article is to analyze the functioning of theater censorship in Portugal based on the analysis of three theatrical plays: La Casa de Bernarda Alba, by Federico García Lorca (presented in 1947); Las Quinas de Portugal, by Tirso de Molina (presented in 1968), and El Triciclo, by Fernando Arrabal (presented in 1968). The study focuses on two distinct periods of the Estado Novo: the final years of the 1940s, when censorship apparatus underwent a period of reorganization, and the 1960s, when censorship grew stronger once again as a result of Salazar regime’s increasing rigidity. Relying on archival evidence, we attempt to reveal the representation of censorship processes and their effects on Portuguese society and culture.

How to Cite

Cabrera, A. (2014). MEMORY AND OBLIVION: CENSORSHIP IN PORTUGAL UNDER THE ESTADO NOVO IN THE LIGHT OF THREE SPANISH THEATRE PLAYS. 452ºF. Revista De Teoría De La Literatura Y Literatura Comparada, (10), 89–110. Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/452f/article/view/10916