Space, Drama, and Empire - Mapping the Past in Lope De Vega's Comedia

Félix Lope de Vega (1562-1635) was a key figure of Golden Age Spanish literature, second only in stature to Cervantes, and is considered the founder of Spain’s classical theater. In this rich and informative study, Javier Lorenzo investigates the symbolic use of space in Lope’s drama, and its function as an ideological tool to promote an imagined Spanish national past.