Playwrights and their stage works 

Gil Vincente

Portuguese poet and dramatist. Born between 1465 and 1470. Dies ca 1536

Plays

All the plays were written in verse. In each case the language in which the play was written (Spanish, Portuguese, or a combination of the two) is indicated. Vicente did not divide his plays into acts or scenes; the divisions indicated below are based on modem editions. All the plays except No. 29 were collected in his Copilacao (pub. 1562) by his son Luis.

  1. Auto da vistgam (Play of the Visitation). Monologue; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, June 7/8, 1502.
  2. Auto pastoril castelhano (Castilian Pastoral Play). Pastoral colloquium, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, at court, Christmas, 1502.
  3. Auto de los reyes magos (The Three Wise Men). Play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, at court, January 6, 1503.
  4. Auto de S. Martinho (Play of St. Martin). Play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, Corpus Christi, 1504.
  5. ¿Quem tern farelos? (Serenade). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced December, 1508/January, 1509.
  6. Auto da India (The Sailor's Wife). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Almada, Portugal, 1509.
  7. Auto da fe (Play of Faith). Play, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Almeirim, at court, December 25, 1510.
  8. Auto das fadas (Play of the Fairies). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, Palace, Carnival season (?), 1511.
  9. Auto dos fisicos (Play of the Doctors). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1512.
  10. O velho da horta (The Old Man of the Orchard). Farce, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1512.
  11. Exhortacao da guerra (Exhortation to War). Patriotic play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, at court, August, 1513.
  12. Auto de la sibila Casandra (Cassandra the Sibyl). Play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Convent of Enxobregas, December 25, 1513/14.
  13. Auto de la fama (Play of Fame). Play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced 1515?
  14. Auto dos quatro tempos (Play of the Four Seasons). Play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Christmas, 1516?
  15. Auto de la barca do inferno (The Ship of Hell). Morality play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Christmas, 1516.
  16. Auto da alma (The Soul's Journey). Morality play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1518?
  17. Auto da barca do purgatorio (The Ship of Purgatory). Morality play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, Chapel of All Saints' Hospital, December 25, 1518.
  18. Auto de la barca de la gloria (The Ship of Heaven). Morality play, 1 act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced Almeirim, Holy Week, 1519.
  19. Comedia del viudo (The Widower's Comedy). Comedy, 1 long act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced ca. 1521.
  20. Comedia de Rubena (Play of Rubena). Comedy, prologue and 3 scenes; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1521.
  21. Cortes de Jupiter (Courts of Jupiter). Entertainment, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, August, 1521.
  22. Don Duardos. Chivalric play, 1 long act; Spanish. Written 1521? Published 1562. Produced 1525.
  23. Amadis de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul). Chivalric play, 1 long act; Spanish. Published 1562. Produced 1523? (1533?).
  24. Farsa de Ines Pereira (Play of Ines Pereira). Farce, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Tomar, Monastery of the Knights of Christ, 1523.
  25. Auto pastoril portugues (Portuguese Pastoral Play). Nativity play, prologue and 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Evora, December, 1523.
  26. Fragoa de amor (The Forge of Love). Entertainment, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1524.
  27. Farsa de ciganas (Play of the Gypsy Women). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1525.
  28. O juiz da Beira (The Judge of Beira). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Almeirim, 1525.
  29. Auto da festa (Festival Play). Allegorical farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1906. Produced Evora, private house, 1525.
  30. Templo de Apolo (The Temple of Apollo). Entertainment, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Almeirim, January, 1526.
  31. Sumario da historia de Deos (Summary of the History of God). Mystery play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Almeirim, 1527.
  32. Nao de amores (The Ship of Love). Entertainment, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, January, 1527.
  33. Divisa da cidade de Coimbra (The Coat of Arms of the City of Coimbra). Entertainment, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Coimbra, 1527.
  34. Farsa dos almocreves (The Carriers). Farce, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Coimbra, 1527.
  35. Tragicomedia da Serra da Estrella (Serra da Estrella). Pastoral tragicomedy, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1527.
  36. Dialogo sobre a Ressureicam (Dialogue on the Resurrection). Mystery play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1526/28.
  37. Auto da feira (Play of the Fair). Allegorical play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1528.
  38. Triumfo do inverno (Triumph of Winter). Entertainment, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced April, 1529.
  39. O clerigo da Beira (The Priest of Beira). Farce, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced September, 1529/February, 1530.
  40. Auto da Lusitania (Play of Lusitania). Play, 2 parts; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Lisbon, 1532.
  41. Romagen de aggravados (The Pilgrimage of the Aggrieved). Play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Evora, May, 1533.
  42. Auto da Cananea (Play of the Canaanite Women). Mystery play, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced 1534.
  43. Auto da Mofina Mendes (Play of Mofina Mendes). Play, 1 act; Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Evora, at court, December 25, 1534.
  44. Floresta de enganos (Forest of Deceits). Farce, 1 act; Spanish and Portuguese. Published 1562. Produced Evora, December, 1536.

CRITICISM