by Lope de Vega · Espasa Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423920433
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«El mejor alcalde, el rey / Fuente Ovejuna» is the theatre volume by Lope de Vega, published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (174 pages, in Spanish).
Volume bringing together two Golden Age dramas centred on justice and honour. «El mejor alcalde, el rey» addresses the abuse of a peasant by a nobleman and the role of King Alfonso VII as guarantor of justice. «Fuente Ovejuna» portrays a Cordovan town oppressed by its commander that rises in defence of its honour.
This edition belongs to the Selecciones Austral collection (number 43, Theatre series) and includes an introduction by Alonso Zamora Vicente.
Spanish playwright and poet of the Golden Age, author of Fuente Ovejuna, The Knight from Olmedo and The Dog in the Manger.
