A loa, meaning praise, is a short theatrical piece written as a prologue to introduce plays of the Spanish Golden Age, or Siglo de Oro, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Loas used laudatory language to open performances for audiences in both Spain and Spanish America.
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Place of Origin Notable ExamplePropaladia (1517) by Bartolome de Torres Naharro, an early precursor with a prologue spoken by a comic shepherd 1 Defining TraitPrologue using praise and laudatory language for people and places, often the royal court 1 In the Other Atlases
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Source Loa (Spanish play), WikipediaLead paragraphQuote, Lead paragraph
written to introduce plays of the Spanish Golden Age or Siglo de Oro
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1. Loa (Spanish play), Wikipedia
Lead section, first sentence
a short theatrical piece, a prologue, written to introduce plays of the Spanish Golden Age.
Early history section
what is called an introito as a prologue spoken by a comic shepherd.
Characteristics section
praise and laudatory language for various people and places, often the royal court.
In Group: Spanish Golden Age Theatre, Lead paragraph
written to introduce plays of the Spanish Golden Age or Siglo de Oro
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