Robert L.Nicholas is Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His Ph.D.is from the University of Oregon;he has been at Wisconsin since 1965. His scholarly interests focus on the modern period of Spanish literature, especially the twentieth-century theater and novel. He has published numerous articles in addition to his books, The Tragic Stages of Antonio Buero Vallejo;Unamuno, narrador;and El sainete erio. He has been the recipient of several research grants from the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin, and for years directed teaching assistatnts in the