Fuente Ovejuna by Lope De Vega

Fuente Ovejuna by Lope De Vega

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A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age, including one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama.

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Fuente Ovejuna by Lope De Vega

Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age. When the people of the town of Fuente Ovejuna revolt against their tyrannical overlord and murder him, the authorities attempt to find out who is responsible, leading to one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama. First published in Madrid in 1619, Lope de Vega's play Fuente Ovejuna is believed to have been written between 1612 and 1614. This edition in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series is an English translation by Laurence Boswell.

'Thrilling and moving, accessible and unusual, raw and intensely sophisticated'

* Chicago Tribune *
Lope Félix de Vega y Carpio (1562–1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, novelist and marine. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature. Laurence Boswell is one of the UK’s leading theatre directors. As Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he directed the Spanish Golden Age Season. He is currently Artistic Director of the Ustinov Studio at Bath Theatre Royal. His adaptation of Beauty and the Beast won The Barclay Theatre Award Best Play for Children and Young People in 1997.
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ISBN 13 9781848420236
ISBN 10 1848420234
Title Fuente Ovejuna
Author Lope De Vega
Series Drama Classics
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Year published 2009-03-12
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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