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The Golden Age of Spanish Theater
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Comedia nueva
A new form of play introduced by Lope de Vega, characterized by the mixture of tragedy and comedy and the disregard of the classical unities.
Golden Age of Spanish Theater
A period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty.
Lope de Vega
A prolific Spanish playwright and poet who renewed the Spanish theatre and established the comedia nueva ('new comedy') as a popular genre.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
A dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age known for plays such as 'Life Is a Dream' and for his sophisticated use of allegory and metaphor.
Corrales de comedias
Open-air theaters where most of the Golden Age plays were performed, often related to the courtyards of inns or the enclosed spaces of market squares.
Miguel de Cervantes
Author of the acclaimed novel 'Don Quixote' and a significant Spanish dramatist who contributed to the Golden Age with plays like 'La Numancia'.
Tirso de Molina
A Spanish baroque dramatist, poet and a Roman Catholic monk who is best known for creating the character 'Don Juan' in 'El Burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'.
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