by Lope de Vega · Espasa Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788470900532
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«El mejor alcalde, el rey» is the play by Lope de Vega published in 1974 in paperback, with 247 pages in Spanish.
Elvira and Sancho, two young lovers from a village, see their wedding interrupted when the powerful don Tello abducts the bride. Sancho demands justice from the king to stop the abuse of a feudal lord who believes himself above the law. Lope de Vega combines the drama of honor with the defense of a just royal power.
This edition, with a study by José Mª Díez Borque, is number 1 of the Clásicos Españoles collection.
For those who enjoy classic Spanish theater and dramas of honor and justice from the Golden Age.
Dramaturgo y poeta español del Siglo de Oro, autor de Fuente Ovejuna, El caballero de Olmedo y El perro del hortelano.
