Days of Wine and Laughter. Art, Literature and Everyday Transgressions (16th-17th Centuries)

Abstract

This paper discusses the continuous interactions that social groups developed in daily life with their respective and interwoven socio-cultural practices, in this case with wine and laughter, as opposed to the classic dichotomy between popular culture and elite culture. The second goal is to analyse the moralising impact of counter-reformist discipline in the daily life of the Spaniards of the Golden Age. The extent of daily, persistent and tolerated transgressions throughout society is examined through the study of Velazquez’s.

Keywords

• vida cotidiana
• vino
• risa
• casuismo
• velázquez
• historia cultural