Lope de Vega: The World’s Most Prolific Playwright
The History Of European Theatre - A podcast by Philip Rowe - Mondays
Episode 75:The Life of Lope de Vega, greatest dramatist of the Spanish Renaissance Theatre. He had a very full life which was not just confined to writing plays, but his output was prolific on a scale that has not been matched before or since. This is his story.Then a short overview of what was special about his plays, his attitude to Aristotle and his prescriptions on the use of poetry.A word on the inevitable comparison with Shakespeare.Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
