El secreto en Calderón y en la cultura del Siglo de Oro con una edición crítica de El secreto a voces

Principal investigator: Mag. Dr. Wolfram Aichinger
Project team members: Jéssica Castro, Simon Kroll
Duration: 01.11.2012–31.10.2015 (FWF),
01.02.2013–31.01.2016 (Anniversary Fund of the OeNB)
Funding: FWF, Anniversary Fund of the OeNB
Granted sum: EUR 376.141,47 (FWF), EUR 107.895,– (Anniversary Fund of the OeNB)

The public enactment of secrecy is part of the Spanish Golden Age culture. This research project pursues three main objectives:

- A study of secrecy as a core characteristic of Spanish Golden Age culture, on the basis of historiographical studies, sources and cultural theories of secrecy.
- A study of Calderonian comedies of secrecy in the context of Golden Age theatre.
- A case study of the comedy El secreto a voces, including a critical edition that also explores the aesthetics of secrecy and the history of early staging in Madrid and Vienna.
With this threefold approach we aim at a deeper understanding of both Calderón’s originality and of the secret patterns of Baroque culture