Studies in Tirso: The Dramatist and His Competitors, 1620-26

Contents: Tirso in the Era of Reform and Rapid Change; Tirso, Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza Lope, and the 'Junta de Reformación'; Tirso's Relations to Lope and His Theatre Reappraised; Tirso, Lope, Luis Vélez, and the Conde de Olivares: Literary and Political Satire in Tirso's La fingida Arcadia; Tirso and Various Caricatures of Luis Vélez in 1625, in particular one from Tirso's 'Segunda parte' (1625); Tirso and the 'Corpulent' Poet; Tirso and Vélez's currilous Copla, Together with Other Satire; Tirso against Juan Ruiz de Alarcón and Luis Vélez; Assessments and Reassessments.