El caballero de Olmedo
E828004
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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Golden Age play
ⓘ
play ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | circa 1620s ⓘ |
| author | Lope de Vega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional Spanish ballad ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Spanish Baroque theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType | gracioso ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Castilian rural society ⓘ |
| dramaticConflict |
conflict of honor
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Don Alonso
NERFINISHED
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Don Rodrigo NERFINISHED ⓘ Doña Inés NERFINISHED ⓘ Fabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Spanish polymetric verse ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dramatic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of lyricism and tragedy
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use of popular song and romance elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | Olmedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | rural Castile ⓘ |
| settingTime | early modern period ⓘ |
| structure | three jornadas ⓘ |
| theme |
fatal destiny
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honor ⓘ jealousy ⓘ love ⓘ social status ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Knight from Olmedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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