Lope de Vega was a Spanish Baroque playwright and poet. His reputation in the world of Spanish letters is second only to that of Cervantes, while the sheer volume of his literary output is unequaled: he is estimated to have written up to 1,500 three-act plays – of which some 425 have survived until the modern day – together with a plethora of shorter dramatic and poetic works.
Hei, stimate domn, ia vin’ Să vorbesc niţel cu tine! Păi aşa te porţi cu mine? Hai şi-ascultă-mă puţin... Nu-i un om, nu-i un slujbaş Pe aici?... Sunt eu năucă?... Totuşi, n-a fost o nălucă, Nici, cumva, un vis poznaş… Toţi dormiţi pe întrecute?