Frei Luís de Sousa
Play by Almeida Garrett / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frei Luís de Sousa[lower-alpha 1] is a play in three acts by Portuguese playwright Almeida Garrett, premiered on 4 July 1843 and first published the following year. A classic tragedy, it is loosely based on the true story of a 16th-century nobleman who, after being presumed killed in battle, returns to Portugal under Spanish rule, to the consternation of his wife who has since remarried.[1]
Frei Luís de Sousa | |
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Characters | Manuel de Sousa Coutinho Madalena de Vilhena Maria de Noronha Frei Jorge Coutinho The Pilgrim Telmo Pais The Prior of Benfica Lay Brother Miranda The Archbishop of Lisbon Doroteia |
Date premiered | 4 July 1843 (1843-07-04) |
Place premiered | Lisbon, Portugal |
Original language | Portuguese |
Setting | Almada, 1599 |
Frei Luís de Sousa is considered Almeida Garrett's dramatic masterpiece and the archetype of Portuguese Romantic theatre. José-Augusto França has called Frei Luís de Sousa "the masterpiece of 19th-century Portuguese theatre", and João Gaspar Simões notes that it is "easily the foremost document of national theatre."[2]
It has been adapted into the English language as The Pilgrim.[3]