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Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de
Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de (1607–48), Spanish dramatist, friend of Calderón, who in his comparatively short working life produced an astonishing number of plays. The best-known is Del rey abajo, ninguno (None but the King, 1650), in which Garcia del Castañar, a nobleman living quietly in the country, suspects the king of having seduced his wife. He can do nothing about it, except plan to kill his wife to avenge his honour, but when he discovers that the seducer is merely a courtier he kills him instead. Rojas was also the first to write a true comedia a figurón in Entre bobos anda el juego (The Sport of Fools, pub. 1645). His plays were well known in France, where they influenced among others Lesage and Thomas Corneille.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-RojasZorrillaFranciscode.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rojas Zorrilla, Francisco de." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-RojasZorrillaFranciscode.html |
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Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla
Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla , 1607–48, Spanish dramatist. He created a new type of comedia de gracioso, enlarging the role of the gracioso, or buffoon, to include a variety of fools taken from real life. Of the 40 to 45 plays attributed to him, the best known is the drama of honor Del rey abajo ninguno [none beneath the king] (1650). Rojas Zorrilla's plots were borrowed by others, including Corneille and Le Sage. |
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"Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RojasZor.html "Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RojasZor.html |
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Zorrilla, Francisco de Rojas
Zorrilla, Francisco de Rojas, see ROJAS ZORRILLA.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Zorrilla, Francisco de Rojas." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Zorrilla, Francisco de Rojas." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-ZorrillaFranciscodeRojas.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Zorrilla, Francisco de Rojas." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-ZorrillaFranciscodeRojas.html |
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