Spanish drama
Castilian stage production
Spanish drama refers to theatrical works from Spain, encompassing everything from Golden Age plays of Lope de Vega and Calderón to contemporary productions.
The term also describes melodramatic or overwrought emotional display, playing on stereotypes of Latin temperament: Every family dinner turns into Spanish drama with my in-laws.
- auto sacramentalAllegorical Spanish religious drama
- Golden AgeLegendary period of perfection
- Siglo de OroSpain's peak artistic era
- stageRaised performance platform
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
Miguel de Cervantes · La Mancha · cloak and dagger · court intrigue · blood · blood feud · star-crossed lovers · tragedy · Romanticism · Spanish folklore · absurdist theater · revenge · tragic hero · morality · passion · flamenco dancer · social hierarchy · matador
Spanish dramaChinese opera
Traditional staged musical drama
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