Spanish Romantic Drama and Literature: Authors and Themes
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Spanish Romantic Drama
From the beginning of the seventeenth century, the public preferred Segia. After the limited success of comedies, between 1834 and 1844, the drama became the preferred genre. It rejected the rule of the three unities, blending several actions, times, and places. It became fashionable to use characters and themes from Spain's Golden Age, with tragic love as a central theme. The protagonists are often heroic figures.
Principal Authors
- Francisco Martínez de la Rosa
- Duque of Rivas - Don Álvaro or the Force of Fate
- Antonio García Gutiérrez - The Old Smallpox
- Ventura de la Vega - The Man in the World
- Mariano José de Larra - Macías
- José de Espronceda - Blanca de Borbón
- Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch - The Lovers of Teruel
- José Zorrilla