False Accusation and Theatricality in Lope de Vega's «Laura perseguida»

Abstract

Laura perseguida is one of the oldest comedias written by Lope de Vega. We study in this article the generic indecision which characterizes this play, as it often occurs in this phase of the story of the Comedia nueva. Another remarkable characteristic of this play is the importance of the false accusation, which is a part of the vaster theme of the the problematic identity of the central character.