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Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses

Spanish writer
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Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses (born 1585?, Madrid, Spain—died 1638, Madrid) was a Spanish writer of histories and short stories. Céspedes is best known for his early work, the romance Poema trágico del español Gerardo, y desengaño del amor lascivo (1615–17), translated (1622) by Leonard Digges as Gerardo the Unfortunate Spaniard, or a Pattern for Lascivious Lovers. It was drawn upon by John Fletcher for two plays, The Spanish Curate (1622; with Philip Massinger) and...

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