Lope de Vega

Lope de Vega was born in Madrid in 1562, the son of an embroiderer, and would claim to have written his first comedies at the age of twelve. His libels against the family of Elena Osorio, who had left him, earned him prison and exile from the court; in 1588 he enlisted in the Armada. Ordained a priest in 1614, he nonetheless went on to live with Marta de Nevares. He is credited with some three thousand sonnets and several hundred comedies. He died in Madrid in 1635.

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• TheatrePeribáñez and the Comendador of OcañaPeribáñez y el comendador de OcañaLope de Vega · 1614LiteraturePublic domain