Diversifying the Classics: The First Ten Years
Abstract
Launched in 2014, the Diversifying the Classics project at the University of California is dedicated to promoting Golden Age theatre primarily by producing translations of plays not yet available in English. This contribution illustrates the group’s working method: collaborative versions, refined through workshops and constant interaction with theatre professionals, designed for performance and subsequently published both in open access and in paperback. The main focus is on an alternative idea of theatrical canon that highlights tensions of gender, caste and geopolitical origin.
Submitted: April 11, 2025 | Published Oct. 27, 2025 | Language: en
Keywords Diversifying the Classics • Theatre translation • Reception • Spanish Golden Age drama • Literary canon
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