Fuenteovejuna

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Fuenteovejuna is a famous Spanish Golden Age play by Lope de Vega that dramatizes a village’s collective uprising against a tyrannical commander.

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instanceOf Spanish Golden Age play ⓘ
play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
antagonist Fernán Gómez de Guzmán ⓘ
author Lope de Vega ⓘ
basedOn historical events in Fuente Obejuna in 1476 ⓘ
canonicalStatus classic of Spanish literature ⓘ
key work of the Spanish Golden Age theatre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
dateOfWork circa 1612–1614 ⓘ
dramaticConvention collective protagonist ⓘ
use of chorus-like village voice ⓘ
dramaticStructure three acts ⓘ
famousLine ¿Quién mató al Comendador? — Fuenteovejuna, señor. ⓘ
featuresCharacter Esteban ⓘ
Fernán Gómez de Guzmán ⓘ
Frondoso ⓘ
Laurencia ⓘ
The Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
firstPerformanceDate circa 1610s ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation film adaptations ⓘ
opera adaptations ⓘ
stage adaptations worldwide ⓘ
television adaptations ⓘ
includedIn Parte XII de las comedias de Lope de Vega ⓘ
influenced collective hero narratives ⓘ
later political theatre ⓘ
languageRegister mix of verse forms ⓘ
literaryMovement Baroque ⓘ
literaryPeriod Spanish Golden Age ⓘ
mainTheme abuse of power ⓘ
collective uprising against tyranny ⓘ
honor ⓘ
justice ⓘ
solidarity ⓘ
originalLanguage Spanish ⓘ
partOf Lope de Vega’s comedias de honor ⓘ
plotSummary The villagers of Fuenteovejuna collectively kill their tyrannical commander and refuse to identify the individual culprits. ⓘ
linked to: Fuenteovejuna
protagonistCollective the villagers of Fuenteovejuna ⓘ
linked to: Fuenteovejuna
publisherOfFirstEdition unknown early 17th-century Spanish printer ⓘ
settingCountry Spain ⓘ
settingLocation Fuente Obejuna ⓘ
studiedIn Hispanic literature courses ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 15th century ⓘ
reign of the Catholic Monarchs ⓘ
verseForm décimas ⓘ
redondillas ⓘ
romance ⓘ

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Lope de Vega → notableWork → Fuenteovejuna ⓘ
Early Modern Spanish → notableWorkIn → Fuenteovejuna ⓘ
Fuenteovejuna → protagonistCollective → the villagers of Fuenteovejuna ⓘ
linked to: Fuenteovejuna
Fuenteovejuna → plotSummary → The villagers of Fuenteovejuna collectively kill their tyrannical commander and refuse to identify the individual culprits. ⓘ
linked to: Fuenteovejuna