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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

I should scarcely have thought, however, that he could be ranked as a poet with Lope de Vega.

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

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