"Tan Divina Amazona": The Legend of Isabel the Catholic Queen in Luis Vélez de Guevara's La serrana de la Vera.

In La serrana de la Vera (1613), Luis Vélez de Guevara provides an updated take on the medieval serrana, a lustful and dangerous mountain woman. He sets her legendary actions during the reign of Isabel I of Castile, and the play follows the protagonist Gila's degeneration from an impressively strong...

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Published in:	Neophilologus Vol. 104; no. 2; pp. 189 - 206
Main Author:	Oechler, Christopher C.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	Springer Nature Jun2020
Subjects:	La Serrana de la Vera (Book) Historiography De Guevara, Luis Velez Isabella I, Queen of Spain, 1451-1504 Drama
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost