by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789561311909
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«La vida es sueño» is the philosophical play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Editorial Andrés Bello in paperback (148 pages, in Spanish).
Written in 1635, it is a philosophical drama in three acts and in verse. It reflects on life as a dream, the fleetingness of time, the vanity of earthly things and the search for the meaning of existence. With complex characters, Calderón raises the conflict between destiny and free will and the value of virtue and redemption.
It corresponds to the 3rd edition, published in 1996, with ISBN 9789561311909. It is a classic work of the Spanish Golden Age and a fundamental piece of European Baroque theatre.
Intended for students of literature and theatre, and for those approaching Golden Age classics from philosophy.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre. Calderón has been termed "the Spanish Shakespeare", the national poet of Spain, and one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of world literature.
