Notes on an Early Religious Play by Lope de Vega. The «Comedia del viaje del hombre» and the «Bivium»

The Comedia del viaje hombre, preserved in a manuscript dated 1584 from the Biblioteca de Palacio Madrid, is one of earliest religious plays by Lope Vega. It was probably staged troupe lead Jerónimo Velázquez, with whom maintained close relationship up until his stormy breakup Elena Osorio. text develops key motif theatre Philip II’s era: bivium human life, symbolized Pythagorean Y. article addresses dramatic presentation aforementioned comedy relating it to two other second half sixteenth century. These texts also revolve around moral crossroads pilgrimage man world: anonymous Églogaintitulada Viaje cielo and El alma, four autos included peregrino en su patria.