Fuente Ovejuna

Name: Fuente Ovejuna
Author: Lope de Vega Félix

by Lope de Vega Félix

Village community unites against a tyrant's sexual violence in rebellion

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Lope de Vega Félix

The supreme figure of Spain's Golden Age theater, Lope de Vega claimed to have written over 1,500 plays and left some 400 extant. His invention of the comedia nueva created a national dramatic form that blended tragedy and comedy.

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