“De sortijas antiguas y reyes encantados. Antecedentes literarios y fortuna de la comedia La sortija del olvido, de Lope de Vega”

The present study surveys in its first part some of the most important literary sources of the theme of the magic ring, the main plot element in Lope de Vega’s La sortija del olvido. This revision goes from Herodotus’ and Plato’s versions of the story of king Candaules, till a well-known legend abou...

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