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TERRAZAS, Abel. Analysis of type characters and traditional lyrics in “Entremés la Cena de Noche Buena”. Connotas. Rev. crit. teór. lit. [online]. 2022, n.24, pp.113-157.  Epub 30-Maio-2022. ISSN 2448-6019.  https://doi.org/10.36798/critlit.v0i24.389.

The article presents the portrayal of stock characters and the functioning of the traditional lyric in a short dramatic work dating back to the XVIIIth century in New Spain. The characters’ backgrounds in the Hispanic tradition and their continuity throughout the work were reviewed based on the analysis of gestures, tones and movements widely studied from the semiotic approach of the dramatic work; hence features of the American land were found portrayed in this type of play. It was observed how traditional lyric is used according to each of the characters: for one of them, in particular, the ancient tradition is used, while the rest of them present features of the modern oral tradition.

Palavras-chave : Short Theater; Eighteenth-century Drama; Novo-hispanic Theater; World Upside Down.