Contents: Tirso in the Era of Reform and Rapid Change; Tirso, Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza Lope, and the 'Junta de Reformacion'; Tirso's Relations to Lope and His Theatre Reappraised; Tirso, Lope, Luis Velez, and the Conde de Olivares: Literary and Political Satire in Tirso's ; Tirso and Various Caricatures of Luis Velez in 1625, in particular one from Tirso's 'Segunda parte' (1625); Tirso and the 'Corpulent' Poet; Tirso and Velez's currilous Copla, Together with Other Satire; Tirso against Juan Ruiz de Alarcon and Luis Velez; Assessments and Reassessments.