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"Madness in Valencia, in a version by David Johnston, exploresthe thin divide between sanity and madness in a world where no one is quite what they appear to be. Peribanez and the Comendador of Ocana, in a version by Nick Drake, is the tale of a brave peasant, bound to defend the honour of his beautiful wife against a tyrannical overlord intent on seducing her. With an introduction by Isabel Torres."
A collection of two plays by prolific Spanish Golden Age playwright Lope de Vega, translated here by British playwrights Nick Drake and David Johnston
About the Author
Lope de Vega (1562-1635), acknowledged as Spain's most lyrical and energetic dramatist, was a prolific and complusive writer. He treated an enormous range of subjects, often mingling comedy with tragedy, to the horror of the classicists, and defended his methods in his 'Arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempe', published in 1609. David Johnston lives and works in Belfast. He has translated plays by Lorca, Buera Vallejo, Sastre, Lope de Vega, Calderon and Gil Vicente among others. He has written on various aspects of Spanish theatre as well as articles on Spanish politics and culture.
Book Information
ISBN 9780948230660
Author Lope De Vega
Format Paperback
Page Count 222
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A collection of two plays by prolific Spanish Golden Age playwright Lope de Vega, translated here by British playwrights Nick Drake and David Johnston
About the Author
Lope de Vega (1562-1635), acknowledged as Spain's most lyrical and energetic dramatist, was a prolific and complusive writer. He treated an enormous range of subjects, often mingling comedy with tragedy, to the horror of the classicists, and defended his methods in his 'Arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempe', published in 1609. David Johnston lives and works in Belfast. He has translated plays by Lorca, Buera Vallejo, Sastre, Lope de Vega, Calderon and Gil Vicente among others. He has written on various aspects of Spanish theatre as well as articles on Spanish politics and culture.
Book Information
ISBN 9780948230660
Author Lope De Vega
Format Paperback
Page Count 222
Imprint Oberon Books Ltd
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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