Women and servants
By: Lope de Vega ; translated from the Spanish by Barbara Fuchs
Contributors: Fuchs, Barbara, 1970- translator
Series: Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic monographs. Serie de traducciones críticas -- #5; Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic monographs -- #5.
Publisher: Juan de la Cuesta
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Newark, Delaware
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781588712776
Work titles: Mujeres y criados
Description: "Set in Madrid, Women and Servants tells the story of Luciana and Violante, the two daughters of the gentleman Florencio. The young women are in love with Teodoro and Claridán, secretary and valet, respectively, to Count Próspero. As the play opens, the Count decides to pursue Luciana. At the same time, Florencio’s friend Emiliano proposes that Violante should marry his eligible son, Don Pedro. Presented with favorable alliances they do not want, the two sisters must manipulate the action to favor instead the men they love. Violante uses her wit and rhetorical prowess to demolish Don Pedro’s pretensions, while Luciana concocts an elaborate plot in which almost all the characters find themselves entangled. Meanwhile, a subplot follows the loves and jealousies of the servants Inés, Lope, and Mars."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: English translated from Spanish.