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autos sacramentales

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autos sacramentales

Spanish drama form, related to the mystery plays in England, and well established by the 13th century. These traditional performances were redeveloped in the 17th century by dramatists Lope de Vega and Calderón, whose masterpiece in this form is El gran teatro del mundo/The Great Theatre of the World (1641).



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For those who tend to think of this period in terms of theocentric autos sacramentales and the ascetic lessons of desengano, Salazar's comedy points to another tradition, one characterized by a moderate anti-authoritarianism and an acceptance of a more relaxed lay morality.
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