Ph.D.,
University of Kentucky
Associate Professor of Spanish
Dr. McGrath's publications include:
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an edition of Miguel de Cervantes' Novelas ejemplares titled Four Stories from Cervantes' Novelas Ejemplares (2008)
- Corpus Christi, el auto
sacramental y otras fiestas religiosas en la Segovia
del siglo XVII (2006; The Excelentísima
Diputación Provincial de Segovia, the Excelentísimo
Ayuntamiento Municipal de Segovia, and the Caja de
Ahorros de Segovia funded this publication)
-
an edition of María de Zayas’
La traición en la amistad (2006;
2nd ed. 2007)
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"Corónente
tus hazañas": Studies in Honor of John
Jay Allen, ed. (2005)
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an edition of Calderón de la
Barca’s El mágico prodigioso
(2003)
-
Religious Celebrations
in Segovia, 1577-1697 (2002)
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articles that have appeared in Bulletin
of the Comediantes, Cervantes
and Estudios Segovianos
(Spain)
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articles in The Cervantean
Heritage: Influence and
Reception of Cervantes in Britain (ed.
John Ardila; forthcoming) and “Aquí se
imprimen libros”: Cervantine Studies in Honor
of Tom Lathrop (ed. Mark Groundland; 2008)
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essays on Terence, Garcilaso de la
Vega, Tirso de Molina, Diego de Velázquez,
and the Moorish novel of the sixteenth century
Dr. McGrath's current research includes an edition of Diego de San
Pedro’s Cárcel de amor,
in collaboration with Dr. José Manuel Hidalgo.
While his interests are wide ranging, they
currently revolve around the following areas: cultural studies,
comedia studies, and Don
Quijote. He describes his approach to the
texts as one that is based upon a literary, historical,
and critical framework. He is particularly interested in
what literature can teach us about society and issues relevant
to it, such as power, the role of women, marginalized voices,
and religion. When he teaches a course on the comedia,
for example, he encourages his students to think critically
about the characters and themes, and to apply this information
to the socio-historical milieu of the playwright’s
world. In addition, he discusses the extra-literary circumstances
surrounding the plays: playhouses, actors, staging, and
economics.
Dr. McGrath is the Editor of Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs and the Interviews Editor for
Comedia Performance, the journal
of the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater.
Dr. McGrath is a permanent
deacon in the Diocese of Savannah.
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