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Gil Vicente
AuthorBooks · Second hand1465-1536
Gil Vicente, called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's greatest playwrights. Also noted as a lyric poet, Vicente worked in Spanish as much as he worked in Portuguese and is thus, with Juan del Encina, considered joint-father of Spanish drama.
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About Gil Vicente
Birth
1465
Death
1536
Gil Vicente, called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's greatest playwrights. Also noted as a lyric poet, Vicente worked in Spanish as much as he worked in Portuguese and is thus, with Juan del Encina, considered joint-father of Spanish drama.
He is considered the father of Portuguese theater and a fundamental figure in Western literature.
He is known as the Portuguese Plautus for his mastery of comedy and farce.
He was a multifaceted artist who wrote, directed, and acted in his own plays.
He wrote in both Portuguese and Spanish, playing a key role in the development of Spanish drama as well.
His legacy includes over a hundred works, with notable titles such as the Auto da Barca do Inferno.
