@inbook{10.7722/j.ctt9qdp2w.11, ISBN = {9781855660939}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7722/j.ctt9qdp2w.11}, abstract = {We have seen that Alarcón’s most persistent dramatic concern is with the moral implications of different forms of deceit, and that this is apparent in hiscomedias de carácter, in his magic plays and in his treatment of military virtue. Yet there remains a group of plays that demonstrate this concern in an even more significant context since they deal, not with private individuals, but with characters at the highest level of society: kings, princes, and theirprivados. Although there are several plays in this group, this chapter will focus on just two,La amistad castigadaandGanar amigos, considering}, bookauthor = {JULES WHICKER}, booktitle = {The Plays of Juan Ruiz de Alarcón}, edition = {NED - New edition}, pages = {162--187}, publisher = {Boydell and Brewer}, title = {DECEIT IN POLITICS AND ALARCÓN’S PRIVADO PLAYS: LA AMISTAD CASTIGADA AND GANAR AMIGOS}, year = {2003} }