Spanish Comedias in English Translation

Accessible translations for classroom use and English-speaking audiences

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Calderón de la Barca, Pedro

Belshazzar's Feast (La cena del Rey Baltasar)
Translated by Denis Florence MacCarthy
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The Phantom Lady (La dama duende)
Translated by Matthew D. Stroud
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There Is No Trifling With Love (No hay burlas con el amor)
Translated by Vern G. Williamsen
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Mira de Amescua, Antonio

Gambler's House (La casa del tahur)
Translated by Vern G. Williamsen
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Ruiz de Alarcón, Juan

Translations of La verdad sospechosa
Love's True Lies
Translated by Kenneth Stackhouse
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The Truth Can't Be Trusted
Translated by Dakin Matthews
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The Walls Have Ears (Las paredes oyen)
Translated by Dakin Matthews
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Tirso de Molina (Gabriel Téllez)

The Balconies of Madrid (Los balcones de Madrid)
Translated by Kenneth Stackhouse
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Vega, Lope de

In Love But Discreet (La discreta enamorada)
Translated by Vern G. Williamsen
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