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| Medieval Castilian Drama |
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| This site highlights drama from the region of Castile in Spain during Medieval Times. It speaks of the debate and discontinuities about Spanish drama from that time period. Anyone doing an in-depth look at Spanish drama throughout the ages would find this site useful. Some material might be difficult, but there are interesting ideas and facts. |
| Topic: Spain--Drama; Spanish drama |
| URL: http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/lit/spanish/spindex.html |
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| Spanish Drama in the Eighteenth Century |
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| This web site introduces readers to Spanish Drama in the Eighteenth Century. There were hardships and many playwrights had to compete with the influence of French drama in Spain. This web site would be useful for anyone looking into Spanish Drama, especially if you need to include different time periods. |
| Topic: Spain--Drama; Spanish drama |
| URL: http://www.theatredatabase.com/18th_century/spanish_drama_001.html |
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| Lope de Vega Carpio, Felix |
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| This report about Lope de Vega Carpio, Felix, 1562-1635, portrays this Spanish dramatic poet as the founder of the Spanish Drama. In his lifetime he was involved in many adventures and several scandals. One of the scandals caused him to be banished from Madrid for some years. Lope de Vega Carpio wrote nearly 1800 plays, starting at the young age of twelve. He developed many genres, including cloak and dagger love intrigues, historical drama, tragedies and religious plays.
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| Topic: Spain--Drama; Spanish drama |
| URL: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0830279.html |
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| Felix Lope de Vega Carpio |
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| This short biography of Felix Lope de Vega Carpio states that he deserved the title of "Father of the Spanish Theatre". Carpio was born in 1562 in Madrid, Spain. This was two years before Shakespeare was born. It was recognized early that Carpio was quite smart. He could read and write Latin at age 5 and of course he was already reading and writing Spanish. At the age of 14 he was a student at the Imperial College of Madrid. Read more about his interesting life, and the many plays that Carpio wrote.
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| Topic: Spain--Drama; Spanish drama |
| URL: http://www.ctspanish.com/legends/lope.htm |
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| Spanish Theater |
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| This web site has several different pages about Spanish Drama. There are topics such as early Spanish drama and epics, drama in the 17th century and biographies of several noted dramatists. In addition to learning about the playwrights, you can also learn about their works in relation to each other. The histories of drama are interesting and contain useful information about Spanish Drama and its characteristics. |
| Topic: Spain--Drama; Spanish drama |
| URL: http://www.theatrehistory.com/spanish/ |
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| Pedro Calderon de la Barca |
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| This article about Pedro Calderon de la Barca explains that he was one of Spain's most important dramatists. Calderon was born in Madrid, Spain, 1600, and educated at the Jesuit Colegio Imperial, where he studied law. In 1623 he started writing plays for the courts where he worked. His most famous play, "Life Is a Dream", deals with the conflict between free will and predestination. Calderon is best known for his plays of honor and revenge. |
| Topic: Spain--Drama; Spanish drama |
| URL: http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc49.html |
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| Félix Lope de Vega Carpio (1562-1635) |
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| Félix Lope de Vega Carpio, also known as Lope de Vega, was a sixteenth century master of the literary arts. This article from the Spanish Arts.com, "Literary Masters" series, presents an overview of his life and contributions to Spanish literature. Although Lope de Vega wrote a great number of plays, which are still performed throughout the world, he also excelled in poetry, writing epic poems and sonnets, especially lyric and love poems. The site also features a drawing of the author, and links to the biographies of other Spanish poets. |
| Topic: Poets, Spanish; Spain--Drama; Spanish drama; Spanish literature; Spanish poetry; Spanish poets |
| URL: http://www.spanisharts.com/books/masters/lope.htm |