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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787742503321

Autore

Vega Lope de <1562-1635, >

Titolo

The Lady Boba : a women of a little sense / / Lope de Vega ; in a new translation by David Johnston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Oberon Books, , 2013

ISBN

1-78319-543-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

862.3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Translator's Note; Characters; Act One; Act Two; Act Three

Sommario/riassunto

Nise and Finea are famous beauties. Their father, Don Octavio, a wealthy businessman, is doing his best to marry them off and an exotic collection of determined young suitors are competing for the prizes. The sticking point? Nise, the elder sister, is too clever for her own good, whilst younger sister Finea is notoriously stupid.Can the family hide Finea's shortcomings long enough to hoodwink a suitor into marriage? Surely the combination of a dancing master and a huge dowry will do the trick? The ploy is more successful than anyone might have anticipated...A Woman of