by Félix Lope de Vega · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467021936
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«El perro del hortelano» is the Spanish Golden Age comedy by Félix Lope de Vega, published by Austral in paperback (184 pages, in Spanish).
Countess Diana lives trapped between the love she feels and the composure her rank imposes on her. To keep up appearances, she weaves and unravels the courtships of her servants, and from that interference arise jealousy, misunderstandings, and comic situations. The conflict between desire, honor, and social standing is expressed in witty language.
This edition is number 1 of the Austral Clásica collection, Theatre series, and features editing and study by Antonio Carreño, professor at Brown University.
For readers of classic Spanish theatre and for those who enjoy comedies of intrigue and witty dialogue.
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”.
