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 honour with the defence 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 theatre and dramas of honour and justice from the Golden Age.
Spanish playwright and poet of the Golden Age, author of Fuente Ovejuna, The Knight from Olmedo and The Dog in the Manger.
