Literature · Religion · 1562–1635
Born: 25 November 1562 · Died: 27 August 1635 · Age at death: 72
Lope de Vega died aged 72. He was born on 25 November 1562 and died on 27 August 1635.
Spanish Golden Age playwright of Fuenteovejuna who wrote hundreds of plays and reshaped Spanish theatre
Did you know?He was so productive that he is estimated to have written hundreds of plays during his lifetime, alongside thousands of sonnets.
Lope de Vega was one of the most prolific playwrights who ever lived. He is said to have written around 1,500 plays, of which hundreds survive. Born in Madrid, he sailed with the Spanish Armada and led a stormy life of love affairs, duels and scandal. He created the lively three-act comedy that defined Spain's Golden Age theatre. Fuenteovejuna, about a village rising against a tyrant, is still performed. Late in life he became a priest. Cervantes called him a "monster of nature" for his astonishing output.
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (25 November 1562 – 27 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature. In the literature of Spain, Lope de Vega is often considered second only to Miguel de Cervantes.
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Spanish playwright, 1562–1635
Lope de Vega was born in Madrid on 25 November 1562.
He sailed with the Spanish Armada in 1588.
He wrote Fuenteovejuna.
He became a priest in 1614.
Career highlights
Did you know?He was nicknamed "the Phoenix of Wits".
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