Author: ROJAS ZORRILLA, Francisco de
Title: Comedia famosa. El desafio de Carlos V. De Don Francisco de Roxas.
Description: [n.p., 17--?] 4to. 31, [1] p. Quires signed A-D in fours (A2 mis-signed A3). Caption title. At head of title: 'Num. 8' (right hand corner). Title-page very lightly spotted and some very light damp-staining throughout. Modern marbled boards. Book label of William Salloch, Ossining, New York ***** The historical basis of this play is the siege of Vienna in 1532 by Suleiman the Magnificent (Solimán) and his support of the claims of John Zapolya (Juan Sepusio) to the throne of Hungary against the claims of Don Fernando, brother of Charles V. In the play Solimán challenges Carlos to settle the war by a duel; the play ends with Solimán deserting Juan Sepusio, who in turn begs the Emperor's forgiveness. To sustain interest, a romantic and comic sub-plot is introduced: a Galician soldier-lackey, Buscarruido (Noise Seeker) is pursued by an amorous hermaphrodite, Mari Bernardo. A copy of this edition is located in the Biblioteca Histórica Cultural, Madrid. Whitehead R179 & R180 are different 18th-century editions (with a Salamanca imprint). Bainton 229 is also a different edition. No edition in Bergman & Szmuk. Not in Penney.

Keywords: suelta, Spanish, drama, Hispanic, antiquarian


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