El villano en su rincón

Renaissance Spanish dramatist Lope de Vega's play "The Villain in His Corner" is presented in its original Spanish, introduced and edited for students by R. John McCaw as number 78 in Cervantes & Co.'s series of Spanish Classics. In this peasant play, the themes of love and honor manifest themselves in a variety of circumstances, such as relationships between lovers, between king and subjects, and between father and children. The introduction and hundreds of footnotes and marginal glosses are presented in English, to facilitate the learning and enjoyment of this Spanish text.