by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467041965
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«La vida es sueño» is the philosophical drama by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Austral in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).
The play revolves around Prince Segismundo, imprisoned since birth due to a prophecy that he will become a tyrant. When his father releases him for a day, he wonders whether he can change his fate and whether life is a dream. Calderón turns the story into a parable about free will, the transience of existence, and appearances.
Part of the Austral Educación collection, edited by Mar Cortés, and includes a preliminary study, didactic material, and textual commentary.
Didactic edition aimed at high school students; it was prescribed reading for Castilian literature in Catalonia.
Spanish Golden Age playwright, author of Life Is a Dream, The Mayor of Zalamea and many autos sacramentales.
