Ganassa and the "Commedia dell'arte" in Sixteenth-Century Spain

A Lightened Lope de Vega: The Use of Music in the Soviet Tele-Adaptation of «The Dog in the Manger»

“…Incapaces de encontrar un verdadero conflicto de clase en la mayoría de las comedias de capa y espada, los críticos recurren al tema seguro del amor como una fuerza libre y natu-7. Sobre la influencia de la commedia dell'arte en el teatro de Lope, véanse, entre otros, los estudios de Place [1934], Shergold [1956], Falconieri [1957], Arróniz [1969], Listerman [1976] y D'Antuono [1981].…”

The Origin of Public Attendance at the Spanish Court Theatre in the Seventeenth Century

“…Under the reign of Philip IV (1621 -1665), however, the public gained access to dramatic productions at court and enjoyed the spectacular festival plays as well as the particulares in the splendor of the palace of Buen Retire The midpoint of the reign of Charles II (1665-1700) saw "the use of the Coliseo at Buen Retiro as a public theatre." 2 Court records indicate an increasing number of court performances open to the public throughout the seventeenth century.…”