Author: Rudolph SchevillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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The Dramatic Art of Lope de Vega
Author: Rudolph SchevillThe Dramatic Art of Lope de Vega
Author: Rudolph SchevillThe New Art of Writing Plays
Author: Lope de VegaThe Dramatic Art of Lope de Vega
Author: Rudolph SchevillThree Major Plays
Author: Lope de VegaPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191605360
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Lope de Vega (1562-1635), widely regarded as the architect of the drama of the Spanish Golden Age, was known by his contemporaries as the `monster of Nature' on account of his creativity as a playwright. Claiming to have written more than a thousand plays, he created plots and characters notable for their energy, inventiveness and dramatic power, and which, in contrast to French classical drama, combine the serious and the comic in their desire to imitate life. Fuente Ovejuna, based on Spanish history, and revealing how tyranny leads to rebelliion, is perhaps his best-known play. The Knight from Olmedo is a moving dramatization of impetuous and youthful passion which ends in death. Punishment without Revenge, Lope's most powerful tragedy, centres on the illicit relationship of a young wife with her stepson and the revenge of a dishonoured husband. These three plays, grouped here in translations which are faithful to the original Spanish, vivid and intended for performance, embody the very best of Lope's dramatic art. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Dramatic Art of Lope de Vega
Author: Rudolph SchevillThe Dramatic Art of Lope de Vega, Together with La Dama Boba
Author: Rudolph SchevillThe Dramatic Art of Moreto
Author: Ruth Lee KennedyThree Spanish Golden Age Plays
Author: Lope De VegaPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408150417
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Three classic Spanish plays, made famous by Shakespeare and Webster Two 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.
Spanish Drama Before Lope de Vega
Author: James Pyle Wickersham CrawfordPublisher:
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Category : Spanish drama
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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