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Title: La verdad sospechosa
Note: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "La verdad sospechosa" by Juan Ruiz de Alarcón is a comedic play written in the early 17th century. The work navigates themes of deception and love, centering around the main character, Don García, a young man who struggles with the art of lying and his romantic pursuits. The play explores the complexities of social interactions in Madrid and the consequences of dishonesty, while providing a glimpse into the humorous and often chaotic nature of love. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Don García, who has just arrived in Madrid from Salamanca and is eager to make his mark in the city. He is quickly informed about the challenges and temptations of court life by his servant Tristán. The two engage in witty banter as García expresses his desire to impress beautiful women and concocts elaborate lies to enhance his reputation. This sets the stage for the unfolding drama of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and the increasingly entangled web of lies that García must navigate in order to win the affections of the enchanting Lucrecia, highlighting both the comedic and moral dilemmas at the heart of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan, 1580?-1639
EBook No.: 57590
Published: Jul 28, 2018
Downloads: 248
Language: Spanish
Subject: Spanish drama -- Classical period, 1500-1700
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: La verdad sospechosa
Note: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Ramon Pajares Box and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "La verdad sospechosa" by Juan Ruiz de Alarcón is a comedic play written in the early 17th century. The work navigates themes of deception and love, centering around the main character, Don García, a young man who struggles with the art of lying and his romantic pursuits. The play explores the complexities of social interactions in Madrid and the consequences of dishonesty, while providing a glimpse into the humorous and often chaotic nature of love. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Don García, who has just arrived in Madrid from Salamanca and is eager to make his mark in the city. He is quickly informed about the challenges and temptations of court life by his servant Tristán. The two engage in witty banter as García expresses his desire to impress beautiful women and concocts elaborate lies to enhance his reputation. This sets the stage for the unfolding drama of mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and the increasingly entangled web of lies that García must navigate in order to win the affections of the enchanting Lucrecia, highlighting both the comedic and moral dilemmas at the heart of the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan, 1580?-1639
EBook No.: 57590
Published: Jul 28, 2018
Downloads: 248
Language: Spanish
Subject: Spanish drama -- Classical period, 1500-1700
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.