biography
pronunciation:
[kwayva]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1550–c.1607)
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| biography:
| Poet and playwright, born in Seville, SW Spain. He is known especially for his use of new metrical forms and his introduction of historical material into drama. The most famous of his 14 plays is the comedy El Infamador (The Scoundrel, 1581) |
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