Lope de Vega's early 17th century El mayordomo de la duquesa de Amalfi is brought to shimmering life for the English-speaking audience in rhyming verse as The Duchess of Amalfi's Steward, translated by Dakin Matthews. The widowed Duchess falls for her lower-stationed steward and thus ensues a tale of secret marriage, the pursuit of happiness in upper class Golden Age Spain, and angry brothers.Series: UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies. The Comedia in Translation and Performance, No. 19
