Dramas (1 de 2): Hernani; El Rey se divierte; Los Burgraves

The volume gathers three stage plays that range from Romantic melodrama to historical tragedy, framed by a prologue defending literary and theatrical freedom. One drama pits passionate love and codes of honor against social constraints and theatrical convention; another depicts royal intrigue and the destructive effects of power and libertinism at court; the third portrays the collapse of older social orders and the frictions between tradition and political change. Together the pieces combine heightened emotion, political critique, and theatrical experimentation.