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How is Pedro Calderón de la Barca's career seen alongside Lope de Vega's?
He developed it further
He was his rival
He was his understudy
He opposed his style
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While Lope de Vega was the leading playwright of his day, he was also a prolific writer in many genres. Pedro Calderón de la Barca, who was born nearly a quarter century after Lope, wrote more than 200 plays. He also wrote poetry, masques, and religious works.
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