El caballero de Olmedo

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El caballero de Olmedo is a celebrated Spanish Golden Age tragicomedy by Lope de Vega that dramatizes love, honor, and fatal destiny in rural Castile.

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El caballero de Olmedo canonical 1
The Knight from Olmedo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Golden Age play
play
tragicomedy
approximateDateOfComposition circa 1620s
author Lope de Vega
basedOn traditional Spanish ballad
belongsTo Spanish Baroque theatre
containsCharacterType gracioso
countryOfOrigin Spain
culturalContext Castilian rural society
dramaticConflict conflict of honor
rivalry in love
dramaticForm comedia nueva
dramaticTone tragicomic
ending death of the protagonist
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century
form three-act play
genre tragicomedy
verse drama
hasAdaptation film adaptations
stage productions
television adaptations
literaryCanonStatus classic of Spanish theatre
literaryInfluence influential in Spanish drama
literaryMovement Baroque
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age
mainCharacter Don Alonso
Don Rodrigo
Doña Inés
Fabia
meter Spanish polymetric verse
narrativeMode dramatic
notableFor fusion of lyricism and tragedy
use of popular song and romance elements
originalLanguage Spanish
protagonistOrigin Olmedo
settingLocation Castile
settingRegion rural Castile
settingTime early modern period
structure three jornadas
theme fatal destiny
honor
jealousy
love
social status
violence
titleLanguage Spanish
titleTranslation The Knight from Olmedo

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Lope de Vega notableWork El caballero de Olmedo
El caballero de Olmedo titleTranslation The Knight from Olmedo
linked to: El caballero de Olmedo