What collection of plays and comic interludes did Miguel de Cervantes publish in 1615?

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Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma. — Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes, engraving by E. Mackenzie after Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma; from *The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography* (1863).

In 1615, Miguel de Cervantes published a collection of eight plays and eight comic interludes titled Ocho comedias, y ocho entremeses nuevos ("Eight Plays and Eight New Interludes").12

Having lost hope of seeing his stage works performed, Cervantes published this collection to share his dramatic writing with the public. While the plays in the volume were noted for their inventiveness, the short comic interludes, or entremeses, are considered among the finest examples of the genre.2