Comprehensive collection of comedias, entremeses, and autos from the Spanish Golden Age
These comedia texts are presented here for your interest free of charge. All titles below link directly to our collections of Spanish originals and English translations.
Users are at liberty to use or cite the texts provided here for any legitimate academic purpose. Please contact the Association for details or permission to use any texts provided as the basis for performance or publication.
The texts provided are good, standard texts prepared by a number of specialists in the field of Golden Age theater studies. They have been edited from their original form for ease of electronic circulation and may not appear in a format identical to that submitted for inclusion on the homepage. Most of the texts were edited from an early imprint or imprints and, as such, are "diplomatically" edited in their present form. These texts are, therefore, not to be considered "critical" or definitive editions. If you should encounter typographical errors, "slips of the finger", or problems with the HTML coding, please let us know.
These electronic editions are the results of the valuable efforts of several individuals who have done such work solely for the love of Spanish theater. If you would like to help our collection grow, please feel free to donate any electronic texts that you have to the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater, Inc. We cannot pay for additions to the collection but will be happy to recognize your donation to this legally chartered not-for-profit association in suitable form.
Comedias, entremeses, autos and more from the Spanish Golden Age theater canon. Works by Calderón, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and over 20 other major authors. Available in multiple digital formats including HTML, PDF, and Word documents.
English translations of classic comedias by renowned translators and scholars. All translator credits are provided with the texts.
Works by Calderón de la Barca, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Guillén de Castro, Mira de Amescua, and many more.
Most texts are available in HTML for online reading, PDF for printing, and Word formats for editing.
Many texts include scholarly annotations by Vern Williamsen and other experts.
All texts are freely available for academic research and teaching purposes.
Users are at liberty to use or cite these texts for any legitimate academic purpose. Please cite the Association for Hispanic Classical Theater as your source.
If you wish to use these texts as the basis for performance or publication, please contact the Association for details or permission.
If you encounter typographical errors or would like to contribute texts to our collection, please contact us. We welcome donations of electronic texts and will recognize your contribution to the association.
Teaching guides, lesson plans, and outreach resources for Spanish Golden Age theater.
Watch performances of Spanish Golden Age plays from theater companies around the world.
Comprehensive bibliographies of critical studies, translations, and scholarly publications.