Maquiavelo y la razón de Estado en dos obras dramáticas de Calderón de la Barca

Abstract

Despite the presence of censorship, the theater scene in the Spain of the Golden Age, was a privileged space for the manifestation sides political worldviews that emerged in conjunction with the Modern State: Nicolás Maquiavelo’s doctrine and reasons of state. The first proclaimed the autonomy of politics, while the second outlined the means to strengthen state power. In this paper, we propose to analyze two of the most famous tragedies Calderón: La vida es sueño and La Hija del Aire. In both works, also manifest a profound ethical thought, who, at the dawn of modernity, denounced the abuses of power.