Annotation Lope de Vega (1562-1635), Spain's foremost Golden Age playwright, wrote 25 saint's plays. Morrison (retired from Presbyterian College) reveals the Golden Age concept of human perfection and encourages greater attention to the lyricism and techniques in Lope's . The study clarifies the plays' cultural setting, traces their ancestry, and provides extensive information and commentary for each play. Includes a lengthy list of Spanish , and of potential dramatic and non-dramatic sources for the saint's play. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Vega; La estrella de Sevilla, of disputed authorship; El ejemplo mayor de la desdicha, by Mira de Amescua; Cautela contra cautela, by Tirso de Molina; and La cisma de Inglaterra, by Calderon de la Barca.