The Dramatic Hidden Details in the Hagiographical Comedies by Pérez de Montalbán. The Case of «El divino portugués, san Antonio de Padua»

Abstract

This article focuses on the mechanisms and the dramatic features of the hagiographic comedies of Juan Pérez de Montalbán, from the analysis of a little-studied drama, El divino portugués, San Antonio de Padua, an excellent example of comedia de santos gender and a good example of the dramatic art of Pérez de Montalbán.