Abstract

REYES PALACIOS, Felipe. La pastorela by Fernández de Lizardi: the discovery of the first edition and bicentennial avatars. Lit. mex [online]. 2011, vol.22, n.2, pp.7-28. ISSN 2448-8216.

Our recent discovery of the first edition (1817), as well as an unknown second edition six years later (actually a reprint), has allowed us to trace, from the beginning, the archetypal story of the Pastorela en dos actos, as both an editorial and theatrical work. Like many other examples of this extremely popular genre, it was renamed in the late 19th century with the title of the most represented pastorela at that time (La noche más venturosa). And so it continued throughout the 20th century. Then it changed its title again and became anonymous within the Guanajuato population who adopted it as their own. This was possible due to the secular ritual background as well as the illustrated didactic intentions of this pastorela.

Keywords : pastorela; Fernandez de Lizardi; theater in New Spain.

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