LOPE DE VEGA (LOPE FELIX DE VEGA CARPIO)
\lˈə͡ʊp də vˈiːɡə lˈə͡ʊp fˈiːlɪks də vˈiːɡə kˈɑːpɪˌə͡ʊ], \lˈəʊp də vˈiːɡə lˈəʊp fˈiːlɪks də vˈiːɡə kˈɑːpɪˌəʊ], \l_ˈəʊ_p d_ə v_ˈiː_ɡ_ə__ l_ˈəʊ_p f_ˈiː_l_ɪ_k_s d_ə v_ˈiː_ɡ_ə k_ˈɑː_p_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
Definitions of LOPE DE VEGA (LOPE FELIX DE VEGA CARPIO)
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A celebrated Spanish dramatist; born in Madrid, Nov. 25, 1562; died Aug. 21, 1635. He is credited with 1,500 comedies, of which over 500 are extant and 340 well known; "King and Peasant" is most frequently acted. He also wrote two narrative poems, "Angelica" and "Jerusalem Conquered"; five mythological poems, "Circe", "Andromeda", "Philomela", "Orpheus", and "Proserpine"; three historical poems, "San Isidro", "The Dragon", and "The Maid of Almudena"; and a comic-heroic poem, "Gatomachy" (War of Cats); besides sonnets, and several novels, including "Journey through my Country".
By Charles Dudley Warner
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