El Caballero de Olmedo

Name: El Caballero de Olmedo
Author: Lope de Vega

by Lope de Vega

Tragedy exploring nobility, honor, and forbidden love in medieval Castile

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Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet who was the most prolific dramatist in history with over 1500 plays attributed to him. His lyric poems and sonnets are also significant.

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