Théâtre barbaresque La Vie à Alger Les Bagnes d’Alger Le Vaillant Espagnol La Grande Sultane Doña Catalina d’Oviedo

Translated in French for the first time, the four comedias (La Vie à Alger, Les Bagnes d’Alger, Le Vaillant Espagnol et La Grande Sultane Doña Catalina d’Oviedo) are inspired by Cervantes’ own misadventures, from the battle of Lepanto to the siege of La Goulette (1571-1573), and by his stay in Algiers, where he was a captive between 1575 and 1580.