Written in the form of a prose drama, the novel by Lope de Vega Carpio (1562-1635) was published in 1632. This is a story of youthful love, told by a seventy-year-old writer who outlived his fame and was almost forgotten at the beginning of the 17th century. But, oddly enough, he did not forget, despite his numerous novels, his feelings for Elena Osorio, the actress for whom he wrote plays for four years, and who left him for the sake of a rich lover. Translated into Russian for the first time. Translation by E.M. Lysenko; inserted poems translated by M.Z. Kvyatkovskaya with the participation of A.S. Bogdanovsky and E.M. Lysenko.

CONTENTS: LOPE FELIX DE VEGA CARPIO. DOROTHEA. Translation by E. Lysenko and M. Kvyatkovskaya To the Most Serene and Illustrious Señor Don Gaspar Alfonso Perez de Guzman To the Good Count de Niebla (7). Theater - Don Francisco Lopez de Aguilar (8). Characters (11). Act one (12). Act two (44). Act three (82). Act four (137). Act five (184). APPENDICES Love, life and art in Lope's novel. V.Silyunas (227).Notes (compiled by A.Osmanov) (251).