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Luciano Francisco Comella

Personal information
Surname: Comella
First name: Luciano Francisco
Born: 1751, Barcelona, Spain
Died: 1812
Biography

Luciano Comella is one of Spain’s most prolific playwrights of the early-modern period. Born in Barcelona in 1751, Comella began writing plays in his twenties and his work became very p... (Read more...)

Themes

Comella’s large body of work covers a number of themes. He wrote heroic military plays, exploring the nature of war and military honour. Other plays deal with the sentimental problems o... (Read more...)

Style

Comella wrote in a number of different styles throughout his literary career. Many of his plays are a mixture of spoken and sung verse, as he wrote zarzuelas and small operatic pieces.... (Read more...)

Plays in the database

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 24 May 2011.

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