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La comedia nueva (1791-1792), Leandro Fernández de Moratín

Titles
English title: The New Comedy
Notable variations on Spanish title: La comedia nueva o El café
Date written: from 1791 to 1792
First publication date: 1802
First production date: February 1792
Keywords: identity, identity > class/social standing, family > marriage, love > friendship, identity > celebrity, art > theatre
Pitch

The premiere of Don Eleuterio’s historical epic has arrived. He is convinced that his action-packed play will be a success. But the public is hard to please, and Eleuterio soon learns that the life of a playwright is not as easy as it looks.

Synopsis

It is the opening night of Don Eleuterio’s first play. Before the performance, he hosts a celebratory dinner at a local café. He is joined by his loyal wife Agustina, his young sister M... (Read more...)

Sources

La comedia nueva is a satirical piece in which Moratín attacks and makes fun of the popular dramatic style of the era. His contemporaries typically wrote melodramatic plays featuring h... (Read more...)

Critical response

La comedia nueva (The New Comedy) received mixed reactions from audiences. Written as a satire and an attack on the theatre of its time, it is an important piece that marks a new kind o... (Read more...)

Editions
  • Moratín, Leandro Fernández de. 1802. La comedia nueva: comedia en dos actos en prosa. Madrid, Villalpando Printing

  • Moratín, Leandro Fernández de. 1968. La comedia nueva. El sí de las n... (Read more...)

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