by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Editorial Edaf, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467016369
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«El alcalde de Zalamea» is the play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca published by Editorial Edaf in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Zalamea de la Serena during the Portuguese war, the play pits the wealthy farmer Pedro Crespo against Captain don Álvaro de Ataide after the outrage against his daughter Isabel. Appointed mayor, Crespo decides to take justice into his own hands in a drama about honour, pride and class differences.
The edition also includes «La vida es sueño», with an introduction by Francisco Abad Nebot, and belongs to the Biblioteca Edaf collection (no. 19). «El alcalde de Zalamea» was published in 1651.
For the general public interested in Spanish classical theatre and the work of Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
Spanish Golden Age playwright, author of Life Is a Dream, The Mayor of Zalamea and many autos sacramentales.
