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El Caballero de Olmedo Audiobook (Free)

Summary:

El Caballero de Olmedo is a history play, a retelling of a folk story, a celebrated piece of Golden Age drama, and in addition a rigorous mediation upon the power of desire, the deceits of eroticism and literary convention, the injustice of a world obsessed with appearance, and the tragic potential inherent in the courting of beautiful women. The introduction models this play within the framework of Baroque eroticism and sexual mores aswell as dramatic practice.