Life Is a Dream (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605976099)

Pedro Calderón de la Barca was a dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age, which occurred in the 1600's. Calderon was educated in a Jesuit college with plans to become a priest, but instead he studied law. Over two decades he wrote 70 secular plays for the commercial theatre. Life is a Dream is a three act play considered to be the best work by Calderon. It has been translated into English more than a dozen times in recent times. A polish prince is imprisoned by his father, because a prophecy says that the boy would one day endanger the kingdom. The translator has produced an excellent English translation keeping the poetic quality of the Spanish language in tact.

Author: Pedro Calderon De La Barca
ISBN-10: 1605976091
ISBN-13: 9781605976099
Publisher: Book Jungle
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2008
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.16d