The physician of his honour - Dian Fox

One of the most intellectually and emotionally engaging of the
Spanish Golden Age (seventeenth century) plays, as well as the
most controversial. Taking place during the reign of King Pedro
of Castile (13501369), it is one of the spectacular 'honour
dramas', in which the main characters confront compelling yet
conflicting imperatives. The Physician of His Honour is beautiful
in its poetry and unsettling in its resolution. For more than 350
years the play and its author have been as fiercely reviled as
they have been enthusiastically acclaimed by audiences and
readers.
First published in 1997, for the second edition the
translation has been extensively revised, with the aim of
simplifying the English, whilst continuing to respect and
acknowledge as much as possible the beauties and challenges of
the original Spanish.