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The masterwork of Spain’s preeminent dramatist—now in a new verse translation
Life Is a Dream is a work many hold to be the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama. Imbued with highly poetic language and humanist ideals, it is an allegory that considers contending themes of free will and predestination, illusion and reality, played out against the backdrop of court intrigue and the restoration of personal honor.
In the mountainous barrens of Poland, the rightful heir to the kingdom has been imprisoned since birth in an attempt by his father to thwart fate. Meanwhile, a noblewoman arrives to seek revenge against the man who deceived and forsook her love for the prospect of becoming king of Poland. Richly symbolic and metaphorical, Life Is a Dream explores the deepest mysteries of human experience.
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Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Pedro Calderón de la Barca (Madrid, 1600-1681) estudió con los jesuitas y completó su formación en las universidades de Alcalá de Henares y Salamanca. En su juventud participó en varias campañas militares, mientras daba inicio a su exitosa carrera como dramaturgo, llegando a ocupar el lugar hegemónico que había distinguido a Lope y a ser uno de los autores favoritos de la corte y la monarquía españolas. Vivió entre Toledo y Madrid. Se ordenó sacerdote en 1651 y fue nombrado capellán de honor del rey en 1663. Su obra dramática sobresale en multitud de subgéneros, desde las comedias más ligeras hasta los autos sacramentales, pasando por los dramas mitológicos o las tragedias de la honra, siempre con un lenguaje de alto vuelo poético y conceptual.
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