He doesn't hold back, labeling literary giants like Chekhov and Ibsen as "discreet" or "excessive," while praising Lorca's musicality.
Boadella uses the student as a proxy for the modern "progressive infantilism" he despises. He takes aim at everything from the lack of respect for authority to the "tamed" state of modern audiences who no longer have the courage to hiss at bad theater. Critics and readers describe the work as:
«De la mano del autor encontré un magistral recorrido por el teatro, el arte, la poesía y la belleza. Pero también una certera crítica hacia la lamentable ideología que se va imponiendo en occidente.» casadellibro
“Boadella se reafirma en su incorrección política... El libro divertirá a sus admiradores e irritará a muchos de esos progres que pretende fustigar.” EL PAÍS · 3 years ago
A deep dive into Boadella's views on beauty, art, and politics, where he argues that theater should be about "re-creation" rather than the over-intellectualization favored by universities.
He doesn't hold back, labeling literary giants like Chekhov and Ibsen as "discreet" or "excessive," while praising Lorca's musicality.
Boadella uses the student as a proxy for the modern "progressive infantilism" he despises. He takes aim at everything from the lack of respect for authority to the "tamed" state of modern audiences who no longer have the courage to hiss at bad theater. Critics and readers describe the work as:
«De la mano del autor encontré un magistral recorrido por el teatro, el arte, la poesía y la belleza. Pero también una certera crítica hacia la lamentable ideología que se va imponiendo en occidente.» casadellibro
“Boadella se reafirma en su incorrección política... El libro divertirá a sus admiradores e irritará a muchos de esos progres que pretende fustigar.” EL PAÍS · 3 years ago
A deep dive into Boadella's views on beauty, art, and politics, where he argues that theater should be about "re-creation" rather than the over-intellectualization favored by universities.