Lope de Vega Carpio
(1562-1635)

Spanish dramatist born in Madrid 25 November, 1562 - died Madrid 27 August, 1635.
 

Lope de Vega, the most prolific dramatist the world has ever known, was responsible for establishing the comedia as a prinicpal dramatic form in Spain.

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PLAYS

The following alphabetical list of plays, as well as the attribution and dating, is based on The Chronology of Lope de Vega's "Comedias," by S. Griswold Morley and Courtney Bruerton (Modern Language Association, New York, 1940). It does not include every play written by Lope.

El abanillo. Play. Written 1612/18 (ca. 1615?). Published 1916.
El acero de Madrid* (The Waters of Madrid). Play. Written ca. 1606/ 12 (1608?/12). Published 1618.
Adonis y Venus (Venus and Adonis). Play. Written 1597/1603. Published 1621.
El alcaide de Madrid (The Governor of Madrid). Play. Written 1599. Published 1616.
El alcalde mayor. Play. Written 1597/1612 (1604?/12). Published 1620.
Las almenas de Toro (The Battlements of Toro). Play. Written 1610/19 (1610/13?). Published 1620.
Al pasar del arroyo (While Crossing the Stream). Play. Written 1616. Published 1619.
El amante agradecido (The Grateful Lover). Play. Written ca. 1602. Published 1618.
Los amantes sin amor (Lovers Without Love). Play. Written 1601/03. Published 1620.
Amar, servir y esperar (To Love, Serve, and Wait). Play. Written 1624/35. Published 1635.
Amar sin saber a quién (To Love Without Knowing Whom). Play. Written 1616/23. Published 1630.
El amigo hasta la muerte (Friend until Death). Play. Written 1606/12 (1610?/12). Published 1618.
El amigo por fuerza (Friend by Force). Play. Written 1599/1603. Published 1614.
Amor con vista. Play. Written 1626. Published 1930.
El amor enamorado (Enamored Love). Play. Written 1625/35 (ca. 1630?). Published 1637.
Los amores de Albanio a Ismenia (The Loves of Albanio and Ismenia). Play. Written 1590/95. Published 1916.
Amor, pleito y desafío. Play. Written 1621. Published 1873.
Amor secreto hasta celos (Secret Love until Jealousy). Play. Written 1612/15 (ca. 1614?). Published 1623.
Angélica en el Catay (Angelica in Cathay). Play. Written 1599/1603. Published 1617.
El animal de Hungrfa. (The Animal from Hungary). Play. Written 1608/12 (1611?/12). Published 1617.
El anzuelo de Fenisa (Fenisa's Bait). Play. Written 1602/08 (1604?/ 06). Published 1617.
Arauco domado (Arauco Tamed). Play. Written 1598/1603 (1599?). Published 1625.
La Arcadia (Arcadia). Play. Written 1610/15 (1615?). Published 1620.
El arenal de Sevilla. (The Beach of Seville). Play. Written 1603. Published 1618.
El drgel fingido y renegado de amor. Play. Written 1599. Published 1617.
El asalto de Mastrique (The Assault on Mastrique). Play. Written 1595/1607 (1600?/1606?). Published 1614.
El ausente en el lugar. Play. Written 1604/12 (1604/06?). Published 1617.
¡Ay, verdades, que en amor . . . ! (There Are Truths Which in Love . . . !). Play. Written 1625. Published 1635.
Los bandos de Sena (The Factions of Siena). Play. Written 1597/1603. Published 1635.
Barlaán y Josafat (Balaam and Jehoshaphat). Play. Written 1611. Published 1641.
El bastardo Mudarra (Mudarra the Bastard). Play. Written 1612. Published 1641.
La batalla del honor (The Battle of Honor). Play. Written 1608. Published 1615.
Las batuecas del duque de Alba. Play. Written 1598/1603 (1598/ 1600?), Published 1638.
Belardo el furioso (Belardo the Mad). Play. Written 1586/95. Published 1618.
La bella Aurora (Beautiful Aurora). Play. Written 1612/25 (1620?/25). Published 1635.
La bella mal maridada (The Mismarried Beauty). Play. Written before 1598. Published 1609.
Los Benavides (The Benavides). Play. Written 1598/1602. Published 1609.
Las bizarrías de Belisa (The Gallantries of Belisa). Play. Written 1634. Published 1637.
El blasón de los Chaves (The Shield of the Chaves). Play. Written 1599. Published 1618.
La boba para los otros y discreta Para sí (Method in Her Madness). Play. Written 1623/35 (ca. 1630?). Published 1635.
El bobo del colegio (The Fool of the College). Play. Written 1604/10 (ca. 1606?). Published 1620.
La boda entre dos maridos (The Bonds of Marriage). Play. Written 1595/1608 (1595/1603?). Published 1614.
El Brasil restituido (Brazil Restored). Play. Written 1625. Published 1903.
La buena guarda (The Good Guard). Play. Written 1610. Published 1621.
La burgalesa de Lerma (The Burgosian Woman of Lerma). Play. Written 1613. Published 1618.
Las burlas de amor (The Tricks of Love). Play. Written 1587/95. Published 1916.
El caballero de Illescas (The Knight from Illescas). Play. Written ca. 1602. Published 1620.
El caballero del milagro (The Knight of the Miracle). Play. Written before 1598 (1593?/98). Published 1621.
El caballero del Sacramento (The Knight of the Sacrament). Play. Written 1610. Published 1621.
El caballero de Olmedo* (The Knight from Olmedo). Play. Written 1615/26 (1620?/25?).
La campana de Aragón (The Bell of Aragon). Play. Written 1596/1603 (1598?/1600?). Published 1623.
El capellán de la Virgen (The Chaplain of the Virgin). Play. Written 1613/16 (1615?). Published 1623.
La carbonera. Play. Written 1620/26 (1623?/26). Published 1635.
El cardenal de Belén (The Cardinal of Bethlehem). Play. Written 1610. Published 1620.
Carlos el perseguido (Carlos the Persecuted). Play. Written before 1596. Published 1603.
Carlos V en Francia (Charles V in France). Play. Written 1604. Published 1623.
El casamiento en la muerte (Marriage in Death). Play. Written 1595/ 97 (1597?). Published 1604.
Castelvines y Monteses* (The Castelvines and the Monteses). Play. Written 1606/12. Published 1647.
El castigo del discreto. Play. Written 1598/1601. Published 1617.
El castigo sin venganza* (Punishment Without Revenge). Play. Written 1631. Published 1635.
Los celos de Rodamonte (The Jealousy of Rodamonte). Play. Written 1588/95. Published 1903.
El cerco de Sante Fé (The Siege of Santa Fé). Play. Written 1596/98. Published 1604.
Lo cierto por to dudoso* (A Certainty for a Doubt). Play. Written 1612/24 (1620?/24). Published 1625.
Los comendadores de Córdoba (The Commanders of Córdoba). Play. Written 1596/98. Published 1609.
El conde Fermin Gonzalez (Count Fermin Gonzdlez). Play. Written 1606/12 (1610?/12). Published 1623.
La condesa Matilde y la resistencia honrada (Countess Matilda and the Honorable Resistance). Play. Written 1596/1603 (1599?/1603). Published 1609.
Con su pan se to coma (Let Him Eat It with His Bread). Play. Written 1612/15 (1613?/14?). Published 1621.
La contienda de Garcia de Paredes (Garcia de Paredes's Contest). Play. Written 1600. Published 1618.
El cordobés valeroso (The Valiant Cordoban). Play. Written 1603. Published 1620.
La corona de Hungria (The Hungarian Crown). Play. Written 1623. Published 1916.
La corona merecida (The Deserved Crown). Play. Written 1603. Published 1620.
La cortesía de España (The Courtesy of Spain). Play. Written 1608/ 12 (1608/10?). Published 1619.
El cuerdo en su casa (The Sensible Man at Home). Play. Written 1606/12 (1606/08?). Published 1615.
El cuerdo loco y veneno saludable (The Mad Sane Man and the Healthy Poison). Play. Written 1602. Published 1620.
La dama boba* (The Idiot Lady). Play. Written 1613. Published 1617.
De cosario a cosario. Play. Written 1617/19. Published 1623.
¿De cuándo acá nos vino? Play. Written 1612/14. Published 1633.
Del mal to menos (The Least of Evil). Play. Written 1604/09 (1608?). Published 1617.
Del monte sale quien el monte quema. Play. Written 1627. Published 1916.
El desconfiado (The Suspicious Man). Play. Written 1614/16 (1615?/ 16). Published 1620.
El desdén vengado (Disdain Revenged). Play. Written 1617. Published 1913.
La desdichada Estefanía (The Unfortunate Estefania). Play. Written 1604. Published 1619.
El despertar a quien duerme (The Sleeper Awakened). Play. Written 1610/15 (1610/12?). Published 1617.
El desposorio encubierto (The Hidden Betrothal). Play. Written 1597/ 1603. Published 1620.
El desprecio agradecido (Scorn Received with Gratitude). Play. Written ca. 1633. Published 1637.
Dios hace reyes (God Makes Kings). Play. Written 1617/21. Published 1638.
La discordia en los casados (Discord among the Married). Play. Written 1611. Published 1916.
La discreta enamorada (The Clever Girl in Love). Play. Written 1604/ 08. Published 1653.
La discreta venganza (The Discreet Revenge). Play. Written 1615/22 (1620?/22). Published 1625.
La divina vencedora (The Divine Victor). Play. Written 1599/1603. Published 1917.
El divino africano (The Divine African). Play. Written ca. 1610. Published 1623.
El dómine Lucas (Dominie Lucas). Play. Written 1590/95. Published 1621.
Los donaires de Matico (The Witty Sayings of Matico). Play. Written before 1596. Published 1604.
La doncella Teodor (The Maiden Teodor). Play. Written 1610/15 (1610/12?). Published 1617.
Don Juan de Castro Parte I (Don Juan de Castro, Part 1). Play. Written 1597/1608. Published 1623.
Don Juan de Castro, Parte II (Don Juan de Castro, Part II). Play. Written 1599/1608 (1604?/08). Published 1623.
Don Lope de Cardona. Play. Written 1608/12 (1611?). Published 1618.
Las dos estrellas trocadas o Los ramilletes de Madrid (The Two Stars Exchanged, or The Nosegays of Madrid). Play. Written 1615. Published 1618.
El duque de Viseo (The Duke of Viseo). Play. Written 1604/10. Published 1615