{"product_id":"a-companion-to-lope-de-vega-paperback","title":"A Companion to Lope de Vega - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander W. Samson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan W. Thacker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlejandro Garcia Reidy\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn assessment of the life, work and reputation of Spain's leading Golden Age dramatist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Companion to Lope de Vega brings together essays by leading international scholars on the life and works of Lope de Vega Carpio, the 'fénix de los ingenios', or, as his rival Miguel de Cervantes dubbed him, 'monstruo de la naturaleza'. Spain's foremost Golden Age playwright excelled in all literary genres, including prose and poetry, also covered here. The contributors evaluate current critical debates and issues in Lope de Vega studies, as well as providing new readings of key texts.\u003cbr\u003e It has been the aim of the editors to do justice to the variety, profusion and originality of Lope's work, placing the writer and his output firmly in their historical context as well asassessing his reputation in literary history. The wide variety of critical perspectives found in the volume reflects the liveliness of the debate surrounding this enduringly popular figure whose drama is enjoying a renaissance intheatres around the globe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alexander Samson lectures in Golden Age literature at University College London. Jonathan Thacker is Fellow in Spanish at Merton College, Oxford. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other Contributors: Elaine Canning, Geraldine Coates, Frederick A de Armas, Victor Dixon, Geraint Evans, Tyler Fisher, Edward H. Friedman, Alejandro Garcia Reidy, David Johnston, Arantza Mayo, David McGrath, Barbara Mujica, Ali Rizavi José Maria Ruano de la Haza, Isabel Torres, Xavier Tubau, Duncan Wheeler.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107902722183,"sku":"9781855663251","price":78.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/da816fcbc4cbe1aa436b1d0900bb8188.webp?v=1732460754","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-companion-to-lope-de-vega-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}