El mayor monstro los çelos
Subtitle: a critical and annotated edition from the partly holographic manuscript.
By: Edited by Everett W. Hesse.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1955
Place of publication: Madison
Language: spa
Number of pages: 249
Description: As the title indicates, Pedro Calderon de la Barca's Jealousy tragically dramatizes the same key themes and emotions that preoccupied Shakespeare in Othello. His portrayal of the mind and passion of King Herod, a ruler traditionally vilified in Catholic Spain during Calderon's age, reveals a compassionate understanding and lack of prejudice. Through the madness of possessive love and jealousy, Herod first destroys his wife's love and trust, and then her life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Appeared in printed form as early as 1637 in the [author's] Segunda parte with the title El mayor monstruo del mundo.