by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Catedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437601212
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«El alcalde de Zalamea» is the play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Cátedra in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in Zalamea de la Serena, where the wealthy farmer Pedro Crespo, appointed mayor, confronts Captain don Álvaro de Ataide, who has dishonoured his daughter Isabel. Honour, justice and abuse of power intertwine in a drama set in seventeenth-century Spain.
The edition, prepared by Ángel Valbuena Briones, takes the text from the princeps edition and belongs to the Letras Hispánicas collection.
A classic commonly read in schools and universities, essential for understanding Spanish Golden Age theatre and Calderón's work.
Spanish Golden Age playwright, author of Life Is a Dream, The Mayor of Zalamea and many autos sacramentales.
