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Fit To Be King?: Imprudence In Lope’S El Duque De Viseo, Delys Ostlund
Fit To Be King?: Imprudence In Lope’S El Duque De Viseo, Delys Ostlund
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article reviews the play "El duque de Viseo," written by Lope de Vega.
The Transformation Of La Prueba De Los Ingenios Into Labyrinth Of Desire: Adapting Lope De Vega For A Contemporary American Audience, Delys Ostlund
The Transformation Of La Prueba De Los Ingenios Into Labyrinth Of Desire: Adapting Lope De Vega For A Contemporary American Audience, Delys Ostlund
World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations
Women’s equality, cross dressing, homoerotic desire—all the makings of a twenty-firstcentury comedy—were the focus of a seventeenth century play by Lope de Vega, La prueba de los ingenios (1612?-1613?). In the last two decades, interest in this work has increased considerably. Evidence of the rising popularity of the play is an English-language adaptation by Caridad Svich, which she titled The Labyrinth of Desire. The professional production at Miracle Theatre is the focus of this study. After a brief discussion of the homoerotic theme of the work and general issues of the translation and/or adaptation of the Comedia, I will then …