Three Spanish Golden Age Plays

Three classic Spanish plays, made famous by Shakespeare and Webster<br/><br/><br/><P><br/>Two of the most famous and successful playwrights of Spain's Golden Age of playwriting were Lope de Vega (1562-1635) and Rojas Zorrilla (1607-48). From their prodigious output, the three plays in this volume, based on similar sources to Shakespeare's and Webster's versions, provide a fascinating comparison with their Jacobean counterparts.<br/><br/>Lope's The Duchess of Amalfi's Steward, in contrast to Webster's play, focuses on the nobility of love, with characters who are complex and appealing. His Romeo-and-Juliet story, The Capulets and Montagues, is a fast-moving mixture of serious and comic, with an ending that will surprise and entertain. <br/><br/>Rojas' treatment of Cleopatra, with its rich imagery, emphasises the love theme, held within a knot of jealous relationships. <br/><br/>A full introduction by Gwynne Edwards sets the plays in context and provides a thorough study of the individual works.<p><br/></P><br/>