Title
Comentarios del S. Alonso de Ulloa, de la guerra, que el illustriss. y valerosiss. principe Don Hernando Álvarez de Toledo duque de Alva […] ha hecho contra Guillermo de Nasau principe de Oranges
Drama Context
‘The plays of the Golden Age were intended to be performed, as an be seen from the rhetorical formulae and the communication with the audience. Arellano, Historia del teatro, 172.’ (Rodríguez Pérez, p. 59, footnote 21)
Historical Context
‘The stirring war in the Netherlands was reflected not only in the war chronicles, but also in Spanish literature. Eulogies were composed, romances written, and plays performed. History and literature served the same politically and morally edifying function at the time, but the main difference lay in the distinction between fact and fiction. There was more scope for fiction in the world of literature.’ (Rodríguez Pérez, p. 59)