La comedia nueva
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La comedia nueva is a play by Leandro Fernández de Moratín, a prominent figure of the Spanish Enlightenment. Written in 1792, the play satirizes the absurd characters and plots found in popular theater of the time. Moratín, a Neoclassic literary figure, was influenced by French thinkers and translated works by Molière and Shakespeare. His plays often critiqued contemporary society, particularly addressing excessive parental authority and arranged marriages, as seen in his other notable work, El sí de las niñas. Due to political opposition, Moratín spent much of his later life in France.1
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