by Félix Lope de Vega · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497407007
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El caballero de Olmedo is a play from the Spanish Golden Age written by Lope de Vega. The play is based on a popular legend and tells the story of Alonso, a knight from Olmedo, who falls in love with Inés at the Medina fair. Inés is promised to Rodrigo, but Alonso saves Rodrigo's life during a bullfight. Rodrigo, resentful and envious, decides to kill Alonso on the way home. This edition of Castalia Prima includes notes and analysis to facilitate understanding of the work.
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature. In the literature of Spain, Lope de Vega is often considered second only to Miguel de Cervantes. Cervantes said that Lope de Vega was “The Phoenix of Wits” and “Monster of Nature”.
