An assessment of the life, work and reputation of Spain's leading
Golden Age dramatist A Companion to Lope de Vega brings together
essays by leading international scholars on the life and works of
Lope de Vega Carpio, the 'fenix de los ingenios', or, as his rival
Miguel de Cervantes dubbed him, 'monstruo de la naturaleza'.
Spain's foremost Golden Age playwright excelled in all literary
genres, including prose and poetry, also covered here. The
contributors evaluate current critical debates and issues in Lope
de Vega studies, as well as providing new readings of key texts. It
has been the aim of the editors to do justice to the variety,
profusion and originality of Lope's work, placing the writer and
his output firmly in their historical context as well asassessing
his reputation in literary history. The wide variety of critical
perspectives found in the volume reflects the liveliness of the
debate surrounding this enduringly popular figure whose drama is
enjoying a renaissance intheatres around the globe. Alexander
Samson lectures in Golden Age literature at University College
London. Jonathan Thacker is Fellow in Spanish at Merton College,
Oxford. Other Contributors: Elaine Canning, Geraldine Coates,
Frederick A de Armas, Victor Dixon, Geraint Evans, Tyler Fisher,
Edward H. Friedman, Alejandro Garcia Reidy, David Johnston, Arantza
Mayo, David McGrath, Barbara Mujica, Ali Rizavi Jose Maria Ruano de
la Haza,Isabel Torres, Xavier Tubau, Duncan Wheeler.
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