"The Actor and the Emperor," by Lope de Vega, translated by Dakin Matthews

"The Actor and the Emperor," by Lope de Vega, translated by Dakin Matthews Dakin Matthews brings Lope de Vega to the English-speaking audience with his translation of The Actor and the Emperor (Lo fingido verdadero, c. 1608), a story of the Roman martyr St. Genesius, who converts to Christianity while performing for the emperor Diocletian, and the repercussions that ensue. DAKIN MATTHEWS is an accomplished and prolific actor, playwright, dramaturge, translator, teacher, director, emeritus English professor, and Shakespeare scholar. Juan de la Cuesta Hispanic Monographs is pleased to include his translations of Spanish drama in the UCLA Comedia in Translation and Performance series directed by Barbara Fuchs. Matthews has been a leading actor in over 250 professional plays, and was most recently featured in To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway. He is a member of both the Motion Picture and the Television Academies.  He has appeared in over thirty feature films, TV movies, and miniseries, an