sainete

Japanese: sainete

…Spanish playwright. He was successful as a writer of short comic plays (sainetes) in the vein of Rueda's paso and Cervantes' entremés, and wrote about 400 plays. His works are highly regarded, on a par with those of his contemporary Goya, for their excellent depiction of the lives and customs of the people of the time, and are considered to be particularly valuable as a source for understanding Madrid in the second half of the 18th century, but they are not highly regarded as literary works. …

From [Spanish Theatre]

…And the Eucharist Mystery Plays were also banned in 1865. However, this neoclassical movement did not gain the support of the people, and instead, the Sainete, a comedy in the style of Paso and Entremes, became popular. The representative writer of this style was R. de la Cruz. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…スペインの劇作家。ルエダのパーソpasoやセルバンテスのエントレメスentremésなどの流れをくむ短い笑劇サイネーテsaineteの作者として成功，約400の作品がある。当時の民衆の生活や風俗の描写にすぐれている点では，同時代人の画家ゴヤの作品と並び高く評価され，特に，18世紀後半のマドリードを知るうえでの資料としての価値が大きいとされるが，文学的な評価は高くない。…