What is it about?
This is a review of Spanish Baroque dramatist Luis Vélez de Guevara's "Las tres edades del mundo," a unique dramatic work that oscillates between a full-length play (a comedia) and a mystery play (an auto sacramental).
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Why is it important?
This dramatic work is important because it shows how late Baroque texts tend to become hybrid pieces. This is what one would call originality (the mixing of genres).
Perspectives
We tend to view Spanish Golden Age drama as monolithic. Works like Luis Vélez de Guevara's "Las tres edades del mundo" show that is not the case.
Professor Emeritus A. Robert Lauer
University of Oklahoma
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This page is a summary of: Las tres edades del mundo by Luis Vélez de Guevara (review), Bulletin of the Comediantes, January 2026, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/boc.2026.a1000630.
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