Name: Three Spanish Golden age Plays: "Duchess of Amalfi's Steward", the "Capulets and Montagues", by Lope de Vega; "Cleopatra", by Rojas Zorrilla (Play Anthologies)
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Author: Lope de Vega
ISBN: 9780413774750

portada Three Spanish Golden age Plays: "Duchess of Amalfi's Steward", the "Capulets and Montagues", by Lope de Vega; "Cleopatra", by Rojas Zorrilla (Play Anthologies)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lope de Vega

Gwynne Edwards

Roja Zorrila

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Year

2005

Language

English

Pages

224

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.8 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.31 kg.

ISBN

0413774759

ISBN13

9780413774750

Synopsis "Three Spanish Golden age Plays: "Duchess of Amalfi's Steward", the "Capulets and Montagues", by Lope de Vega; "Cleopatra", by Rojas Zorrilla (Play Anthologies)"

Three classic Spanish plays, made famous by Shakespeare and WebsterTwo of the most famous and successful playwrights of Spain's Golden Age of playwriting were Lope de Vega (1562-1635) and Rojas Zorrilla (1607-48). From their prodigious output, the three plays in this volume, based on similar sources to Shakespeare's and Webster's versions, provide a fascinating comparison with their Jacobean counterparts.Lope's The Duchess of Amalfi's Steward, in contrast to Webster's play, focuses on the nobility of love, with characters who are complex and appealing. His Romeo-and-Juliet story, The Capulets and Montagues, is a fast-moving mixture of serious and comic, with an ending that will surprise and entertain. Rojas' treatment of Cleopatra, with its rich imagery, emphasises the love theme, held within a knot of jealous relationships. A full introduction by Gwynne Edwards sets the plays in context and provides a thorough study of the individual works.

Lope de Vega

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FÉLIX LOPE DE VEGA CARPIO (Madrid, 1562 – 1635). Dramaturgo y poeta español, revolucionó el género dramático en el Siglo de Oro. En 1577 ingresó en la Universidad de Alcalá y más tarde se puso al servicio de diversos hombres poderosos. Convertido en un autor famoso y un digno padre de familia tras romper con su amante, Lope recibió dos duros golpes en apenas un año: las muertes de su hijo y su esposa en 1612 y 1613, lo que le sumió en una profunda crisis que le llevó a vestir los hábitos. Llegó incluso a oficiar misa. De ese período son obras como La dama boba, El perro del hortelano y Fuenteovejuna. Tanto en cantidad como en calidad, su obra es inabarcable, especialmente su teatro, género en el que el volumen de su producción es difícilmente cuantificable, incluso por los expertos.

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