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A literary History of Spain. The Golden Age: Drama 1492-1700

1969; Iter Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.33137/rr.v9i2.13834

2293-7374

Edward M. Wilson, Duncan W. Moir, J. H. Parker,

Early Modern Spanish Literature

This very useful volume has been written in collaboration by Edward M. Wilson (Calderon de la Barca only) and Duncan Moir, both British scholars..Their achievements are consider- able, and the manual is highly recommended, with some reservations, for students of the Golden Age at all levels.All critics would agree, 1 am sure, that "the three most important playwrights of the seventeenth century in Spain" (p.87) are Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina and Calderon de la Barca.Many would also claim that there is a fourth great name, that of Juan Ruiz de Alarcôn, and that this dramatist should not be lumped in with Vêlez de Guevara, Mira de Amescua, etc., in his two-page account, but, in addition to being referred to as "a "much