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Lope de Vega

American  
[loh-pey duh vey-guh, law-pe the ve-gah] / ˈloʊ peɪ də ˈveɪ gə, ˈlɔ pɛ ðɛ ˈvɛ gɑ /
Lope de Vega British  
/ ˈlope ðe ˈβeɣa /

noun

  1. full name Lope Felix de Vega Carpio. 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist, novelist, and poet. He established the classic form of Spanish drama and was a major influence on European, esp French, literature. Some 500 of his 1800 plays are extant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lope de Vega wrote of honor and conflict a few doors down from where Miguel de Cervantes penned the first quixotic quest.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

Lope de Vega wrote some eighteen hundred full-length plays.

From The New Yorker Jan. 6, 2020

LA Escena Inaugural bilingual festival showcasing Hispanic classical theater features works by or inspired by noted Spanish-language writers including Cervantes, Lope de Vega and María de Zayas.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2018

He grew up going to the theater with his parents: plays by Lope de Vega, Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2018

Lope de Vega made great complaints of the bad taste of the Spaniards.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

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