Lope de Rueda

ca-1510 - 1565, Renaissance

Key Points
  • He adapted plays from the Italian style

  • Critics consider him the precursor of the Golden Age theater in Spain.

  • Wrote comedies, farces, and pasos (prose interludes)

  • He displays an abundance of humor, with a detailed knowledge of low life

  • His plays contain vivid dialogues with imitation of the street language

  • Wrote for all publics, not only courtly audience like his predecessors

Relevant Works
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