El No De Las Niñas

<p><i>El No De Las Niñas</i> (The Maidens' Consent) is a comedy by Spanish playwright Ramón Valle first performed in 1806. The play revolves around the themes of arranged marriage generational conflict and the limited agency of women in 19th-century Spanish society. Doña Francisca a young woman is promised to Don Diego an older man she does not love. The ensuing events expose the societal pressures and expectations placed upon young women of the time.</p><p>Valle's work is a notable example of Spanish drama offering a critique of social norms and the institution of marriage. It remains relevant for its portrayal of universal themes such as love freedom and the struggle against oppressive traditions.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>