Fuenteovejuna
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Fuenteovejuna is a famous Spanish Golden Age play by Lope de Vega that dramatizes a village’s collective uprising against a tyrannical commander.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Golden Age play
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| antagonist | Fernán Gómez de Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lope de Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events in Fuente Obejuna in 1476 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
classic of Spanish literature
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key work of the Spanish Golden Age theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfWork | circa 1612–1614 ⓘ |
| dramaticConvention |
collective protagonist
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use of chorus-like village voice ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | three acts ⓘ |
| famousLine | ¿Quién mató al Comendador? — Fuenteovejuna, señor. ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Esteban
NERFINISHED
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Fernán Gómez de Guzmán NERFINISHED ⓘ Frondoso NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurencia NERFINISHED ⓘ The Catholic Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | circa 1610s ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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opera adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations worldwide ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| includedIn | Parte XII de las comedias de Lope de Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
collective hero narratives
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later political theatre ⓘ |
| languageRegister | mix of verse forms ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Baroque ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
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collective uprising against tyranny ⓘ honor ⓘ justice ⓘ solidarity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Lope de Vega’s comedias de honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The villagers of Fuenteovejuna collectively kill their tyrannical commander and refuse to identify the individual culprits. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistCollective | the villagers of Fuenteovejuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | unknown early 17th-century Spanish printer ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Fuente Obejuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Hispanic literature courses ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
late 15th century
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reign of the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ |
| verseForm |
décimas
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redondillas ⓘ romance ⓘ |
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