by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · ESPASA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495156204
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«La vida es sueño ; El alcalde de Zalamea», by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, is a volume of classic Spanish theatre in paperback (211 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together two major works of Spanish Golden Age theatre. «La vida es sueño» explores the relationship between destiny and free will, with a character who questions what life is and what dreaming is. «El alcalde de Zalamea» develops a conflict of honour and justice in which an ordinary man must impose the law. Both plays are classics of Spanish drama.
The cover indicates the Boreal Masterpieces collection; 1999 edition.
Suitable for literature students and lovers of classic Spanish theatre.
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.
