Literature of the world : an introductory study . edy of cloakand sword. He always pre-sented national characteristics,such as loyalty to the king andrespect for women. The comicelement in Lope de Vegasplays was furnished by thegracioso—the clown, or cleverfellow, a well-known figure inthe Spanish drama in high sense of honor, fre-quently exaggerated, is also a characteristic feature of Spanish English translators of Lope de Vega have not been numer-ous. Among his better-known plays are The Discreet Revenge,The Battlements of Toro, The Widow of Valentia, and TheStar of Sevi
Literature of the world : an introductory study . edy of cloakand sword. He always pre-sented national characteristics,such as loyalty to the king andrespect for women. The comicelement in Lope de Vegasplays was furnished by thegracioso—the clown, or cleverfellow, a well-known figure inthe Spanish drama in high sense of honor, fre-quently exaggerated, is also a characteristic feature of Spanish English translators of Lope de Vega have not been numer-ous. Among his better-known plays are The Discreet Revenge,The Battlements of Toro, The Widow of Valentia, and TheStar of Seville. The last is a general favorite. Its plot turns on apoint of honor. The king of Castile, enamored of Estrella (the Starof Seville), is thwarted in his designs by the girls brother by the fact that Busto has drawn upon him and thustouched his honor, the king commissions Sancho, the betrothed ofEstrella, to slay her brother. The deed is committed, and the mar-riage of Sancho and Estrella is thus, of course, rendered LOPE DE VEGA
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