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Que sea mi vida mucha, o que sea poca, importa poco; solo el que bien muere puede decir que tiene larga vida.(Trato de Argel, Primera jornada)

Desdenado en su tiempo, ensombrecido por la popularidad de Lope de Vega y castigado por la incomprension de un publico incapaz aun de percibir su originalidad e innovacion, el teatro de Miguel de Cervantes se asemeja en muchos aspectos a su obra narrativa. Asi, el uso del dialogo como medio conductor del relato, las situaciones comicas, los personajes estrafalarios en definitiva, los estandartes propios del universo cervantino fluyen tambien a lo largo de sus ocho comedias, ocho entremeses y dos piezas sueltas.
El Principe de los Ingenios siempre hablo del teatro como su gran vocacion. La presente edicion, al cuidado del catedratico y cervantista Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, reune la totalidad de su produccion dramatica, a la que el paso del tiempo y el buen juicio que la distancia regala al lector han concedido el lugar que le corresponde.
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"Were I to have a plentiful life or a mere one, it doesn't matter; only those who have a good death can say they had a long life." (The trade of Algiers, Part 1)

Disdained during his time, overshadowed by the popularity of Lope de Vega and punished by a public unable to perceive and understand his originality and innovation, Miguel de Cervantes' plays are very similar in many aspects to his narrative work. Those characteristics and styles that are distinct to the Cervantine era: the use of dialogue as the main conveyor of the story, funny situations, and whacky characters, are also represented throughout his eight comedies, eight short skits, and two plays.
Cervantes always thought of the theater as his great calling. This edition, put together by Cervantine expert Florencio Sevilla Arroyo, holds all of Cervantes' plays which have now, with the passing of time, taken on the importance that they deserve.