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Podcast: New Books in Western European Studies
Episode: Ramón Espejo, "The Catalonian Journey of American Drama 1909-2000: From Jimmy Valentine to The Vagina Monologues" (Legenda, 2024)
Description: Ramón Espejo's book The Catalonian Journey of American Drama 1909-2000: From Jimmy Valentine to The Vagina Monologues (Legenda, 2024) delves into the fascinating journey of American drama in Catalonia, exploring how the theatrical output of a world superpower has impacted (and transformed) the stages of an allegedly minor actor in the cultural scene of the 20th century. Yet, while Catalonia is the birthplace of such geniuses as Joan Miró, Salvador Dalà or Antoni GaudÃ, it is also that of playwrights Joan Brossa, Manuel de Pedrolo, FermÃn Cabal or Jordi Galcerán, among others. All of them grew up in, and...