Marcella Salvi is the Lewis Professor of Spanish and Italian at St. Lawrence University. Her research focuses on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish and Italian theater, with an emphasis on the connections between these traditions, and also explores the politics of memory in contemporary Spanish and Italian literature.Rafael Castillo Bejarano is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages, Cultures, and Media at St. Lawrence University. His research interests focus on the relationship between poetry and the court in Early Modern Iberia, as well as the transatlantic connections among Hispanic literatures.

• List of Illustrations - Acknowledgments - Introduction - Bridging Cultures and Discourses: The Importance of Translating La prueba de los ingenios by Lope de Vega - The Hybrid Nature of the Comedia: Exploring Genre and Subgenre in La prueba de los ingenios - Plot Summary - Comedia palatina: Reflecting Courtly Culture and Lope’s Courtly Ambitions - Palatial Spaces and Environments - The Courtier in the Labyrinth of the Court - Portraying the Noble Ethos - A Showcase of Literary Subgenres of the Palace - Gender Fluidity and Social Hybridity in La prueba de los ingenios - Florela: A Challenge to Gender Norms and Intellectual Authority - From Page to Stage: Lope’s Authorial Presence Through Florela’s Ingenio - The Theatrical Spectacle as a Vehicle of Power - The Role of Hybridity in Lope’s Stage Success - Conclusion: Gender Politics and Theatrical Innovation in La prueba de los ingenios - Criteria for the Spanish Edition - Printed Editions of La prueba de los ingenios - Criteria for the Translation - Versification - La prueba de los ingenios / The Trial of Wits - Notes to the Text - Glossary - Works Cited