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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish Golden Age play
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
key work of the Spanish Golden Age theatre
countryOfOrigin Spain
dateOfWork circa 1612–1614
dramaticConvention collective protagonist
use of chorus-like village voice
dramaticStructure three acts
famousLine ¿Quién mató al Comendador? — Fuenteovejuna, señor.
featuresCharacter Esteban NERFINISHED
Fernán Gómez de Guzmán NERFINISHED
Frondoso NERFINISHED
Laurencia NERFINISHED
The Catholic Monarchs NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate circa 1610s
genre comedy
historical drama
hasAdaptation film adaptations
opera adaptations
stage adaptations worldwide
television adaptations
includedIn Parte XII de las comedias de Lope de Vega NERFINISHED
influenced collective hero narratives
later political theatre
languageRegister mix of verse forms
literaryMovement Baroque
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED
mainTheme abuse of power
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
reign of the Catholic Monarchs
verseForm décimas
redondillas
romance

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Lope de Vega notableWork Fuenteovejuna
Early Modern Spanish notableWorkIn Fuenteovejuna