Rare work by the pre-eminent Spanish playwright and poet of the late 16th and early 17th century. Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (1562-1635), considered second among Spanish writers only to Cervantes, wrote his first poems at age ten, and penned his first play two years later. His life was as dramatic as his plays: he was a volunteer with the Invincible Armada, and his many love affairs brought him both notoriety and problems with the law, resulting in prison terms and exile.