The Spanish Stage in the Time of Lope de Vega

xv+403 pages with appendices and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First published in 1909. Little more than a decade has elapsed since the attention of scholars has again been directed to the history of the Spanish stage, and their labors have been rewarded with most unexpected success. While these results have been due to the work of a number of investigators -- Sanchez-Arjona, Cotarelo, Restori, and others -- it is to the late Dr. Cristóbal Pérez Pastor's patient and unwearying researches that we are especially indebted. The mass of material which he has brought to light will always form the foundation upon which others must build. For nearly a century, or since the appearance of Pellicer's work upon the Spanish stage in 1804 (excepting the very important matter contributed by Schack in the Nachträge to his Geschichte der dramatischen Literatur und Kunst in Spanien, 1854), little of importance had been done by scholars in this field until very recent times. About ten years ago Pérez Pastor began investigations in the Archives of Madrid and other Spanish cities that have yielded the richest results, and to these the present volume is greatly indebted. Condition: Marginalia and under linings, corners bumped, spine sunned, hinges rubbed, chip in cover else a good copy.