This book is a Spanish/English edition of Lope de Vega's La discreta enamorada. The core of the book consists of two texts: a critical edition of Lope's play in Spanish and Donald R. Larson's English translation/adaptation of that work. Common to the two texts are explanatory notes focusing on historical, cultural, and literary references. The Spanish text is further clarified by elucidations of difficult words or passages. The texts are preceded by a substantial introduction (discussing conventions of comedy, the comedia de capa y espada and its variation known as the comedia urbana, the political, social, and economic contexts of early 17th-century Madrid) and are followed by a critical apparatus that lists important variants that may be found in previous editions of Lope's play.

About the Author
Donald R. Larson is Professor emeritus at Ohio State University. Susan Paun de Garcia is Professor emerita at Denison University.

Reviews

'[T]he translation... is a playable and modernized version that could be performed in a contemporary theater with foreseeable success. Donald R. Larson and Susan Paun de Garcia, the respective translator and editors of this work, should be commended for their exceptional work... this edition and translation of La discreta enamorada is simply stellar.' A. Robert Lauer, Comedia Performance

Book Information
ISBN 9781800855977
Author Donald R. Larson
Format Hardback
Page Count 328
Imprint Liverpool University Press
Publisher Liverpool University Press