Lope de Vega The Knight of Olmedo (El caballero de Olmedo)

Lope Félix de Vega Carpio edited by Willard F King

Verlag: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1972

Beschreibung

xxviii+187 pages with appendix. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original pictorial wrappers. Translated and edited by Willard F King. First edition. Lope Félix de Vega Carpio was a Spanish playwright, poet, novelist and marine. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. His reputation in the world of Spanish literature is second only to that of Miguel de Cervantes, while the sheer volume of his literary output is unequalled, making him one of the most prolific authors in the history of literature. He was nicknamed "The Phoenix of Wits" and "Monster of Nature" (in Spanish: Fénix de los Ingenios, Monstruo de la Naturaleza) by Cervantes because of his prolific nature.Lope de Vega renewed the Spanish theatre at a time when it was starting to become a mass cultural phenomenon. He defined its key characteristics, and along with Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Tirso de Molina, took Spanish Baroque theatre to its greatest heights. Because of the insight, depth and ease of his plays, he is regarded as one of the greatest dramatists in Western literature, his plays still being produced worldwide. He was also considered one of the best lyric poets in the Spanish language, and wrote several novels. Although not well known in the English-speaking world, his plays were presented in England as early as the 1660s, when diarist Samuel Pepys recorded having attended some adaptations and translations of them, although he omits mentioning the author. Condition: Previous owner's name to front end paper. Jacket with edge chips and tears , lightly soiled else very good in like jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers L1036

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Titel: Lope de Vega The Knight of Olmedo (El ...

Verlag: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln

Erscheinungsdatum: 1972

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition