Although attacked in his day for misogyny, this man's works like The Beast from Hungary and Lady Nit
Although attacked in his day for misogyny, this man's works like The Beast from Hungary and Lady Nitwit are indictments of his country's inability to educate women. This author adapted a fable from Aesop to attack class differences in his play in which Teodoro's love for Marcela causes Diana, the Countess of Belflor, to have neither of them marry. Another of this author's plays ends with the Grand Master receiving a pardon after he tortures men, women and children, who all admit that the title town structure committed an act of murder. This man's other indictments of the class system include his play about Don Alonso, the titular knight of Olmedo. 10 points, name this author of the Golden Age who wrote approximately 2,000 plays, which include Fuente Ovejuna and The Dog in the Manger.
Although attacked in his day for misogyny, this man's works like The Beast from Hungary and Lady Nitwit are indictments of his country's inability to educate women.
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