In his notorious diatribe, La perinola, Francisco de Quevedo chided Pérez de Montalbán to emulate Lope de Vega, Vélez de Guevara and Calderón if he wanted to write good plays. There was never a question as to why he cited Lope and Calderón. Now that reliable editions are available, we can know why Quevedo included Vélez in his triumvirate of theatrical greats.

Thirty-three of Veléz de Guevara's most important plays will be available this year in Cuesta's Ediciones críticas series. They are edited by William R. Manson and C. George Peale, with introductions by prominent guest scholars. Many editions carry the "Approved Edition" rubic granted by the Committee on Scholarly Editions of the MLA.

Congratulations to Juan de la Cuesta's founder, Tom Lathrop! His translation of Don Quixote is now available through Signet Classics. Order it at Amazon or your local bookstore.

The Signet translation is not available through nor associated with LinguaText or Juan de la Cuesta - Hispanic Monographs, but Tom Lathrop's Spanish version is! Take a look at Lathrop's Spanish edition for students at Cervantes & Co.