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Three Major Plays (Oxford World's Classics)

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Fascinating Lope de Vega
(Todos a una) ¡Fuenteovejuna!

Three Major Plays (Oxford World's Classics)
Lope de Vega
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0192833375

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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.

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Fascinating Lope de Vega.......2001-08-28

This is a great presentation of three of the best Golden Age Spanish plays, which reveal psychological complexity in the context of rapid action. This translation of the plays is excellent in keeping the feel of their fast pace while giving graceful phrases to the characters. The three plays are first the most famous "Fuente Ovejuna" (which is a formula for civil disobedience against the unjust rulers), followed by "The Knight from Olmedo" ( a story of love, heroism, and jealosy which reveals how justice was enacted in that era), and finally "Punishment Without Revenge" ( a story of fiery love and how it burns its victims). The only thing I wished was that this could have been a bilingual edition with the Spanish on one page and the English on the facing page so we could correlate the beauty of the two languages. However, it is really a delight to be able to read a modern translation of these works.

(Todos a una) ¡Fuenteovejuna!.......2000-02-06

If you think Cervantes was Spain's Shakespeare, you're dead wrong! 'Twas Lope; perhaps the greatest playwriter in history, after Billy the Bard!

The Best Boy in Spain: El Mejor Mozo De Espana

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The Best Boy in Spain: El Mejor Mozo De Espana
Lope De Vega , David M. Gitlitz , and Lope De Vega
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Dog in the Manger: A Play by Lope De Vega (Absolute Classics)

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Dog in the Manger: A Play by Lope De Vega (Absolute Classics)
Lope De Vega
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Lady Nitwit/LA Dama Boba: LA Dama Boba (Spanish Golden Age Theater)
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Plays Two: A Bond Honoured/The Labyrinth of Desire (Absolute Classics)
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Plays Two: A Bond Honoured/The Labyrinth of Desire (Absolute Classics)
Lope De Vega , and John Osborne
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A Bond Honoured, represented here by this highly-rated version by John Osborne, shows us a protagonist, of cruel and merciless passions, meeting Christ, who then encourages the man to hang himself. The Labyrinth of Desire, translated by Michael Jacobs, is a provocative and witty comment on the emotional labyrinth that was Lope de Vega's own life.

Fuenteovejuna: A Dual-Language Book (Dual-Language Books)

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A treasure from the Siglo de Oro
The main theme hasn't lost its edge...

Fuenteovejuna: A Dual-Language Book (Dual-Language Books)
Lope de Vega
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A captivating 17th-century drama of peasants defending their honor against oppression by a feudal lord. This edition features an informative introduction with background on Spanish theater of the era as well as on the dramatist's career and on the play itself. Features an excellent English-prose version on the pages facing the original Spanish.

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A treasure from the Siglo de Oro.......2006-08-03

The great dramas from Spain's Siglo de Oro may seem remote to those of us who feel the dust of the centuries between us and them. But a dual-language edition of the play sweeps away the problem of archaic vocabulary and obsolete turns of expression. This book offers still another title in a great series.

The main theme hasn't lost its edge..........2004-05-16

This edition of "Fuenteovejuna", one of the most important classics of Spanish literature, includes not only the original version in Spanish, but also an English translation that will allow those who don't speak Spanish to appreciate Lope de Vega's book.

Lope de Vega (1562-1635) was a famous Spanish poet and writer, and "Fuenteovejuna" is one of his best-known works. "Fuenteovejuna"'s subject is how those without power can fight (and win) against a tyranny. He drew inspiration from a historical event that took place in a small town, in 1476, and managed to write a book that somehow retains its actuality even today. Yes, of course the language in which this book is written is outdated, and some expressions are certainly old-fashioned, but the main theme hasn't lost its edge.

The plot of this not overly long book is quite simple: the men and women of Fuenteovejuna, after enduring a great amount of injustices from their unfair Commendator, Fernán Gómez de Guzmán, killed him in a popular revolt. When the king sent the authorities to investigate, they couldn't find the culprits, because when asked who had killed the Commendator, all the villagers answered "Fuenteovejuna did it."

"Fuenteovejuna" has achieved a noteworthy place as one of the more relevant books in Spanish literature, and the phrase "Fuenteovejuna did it" is still used by many when they want to imply that a deed was provoked by an entire group, not merely by some individuals. If you can, try to read this book... I think you won't lose your time in vain :)

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The five plays are Peribanez, Justice Without Revenge, The Knight from Olmedo, Fuenteovejuna, and The Dog in the Manger.

Fuente Ovejuna (Clasicos Universales / Universal Classics)

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Fuente Ovejuna (Clasicos Universales / Universal Classics)
Lope De Vega
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El Perro Del Hortelano/ The Dog in the Manger (Anaquel/ Shelf)

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El Perro Del Hortelano/ The Dog in the Manger (Anaquel/ Shelf)
Lope De Vega
Manufacturer: Editorial Bruno
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ASIN: 8421692186

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