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Life's a Dream

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
The masterwork of Spainas preeminent dramatistanow in a new verse translation "Life Is a Dream" is a work many hold to be the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama. Imbued with highly poetic language and humanist ideals, it is an allegory that considers contending themes of free will and predestination, illusion and reality, played out against the backdrop of court intrigue and the restoration of personal honor. In the mountainous barrens of Poland, the rightful heir to the kingdom has been imprisoned since birth in an attempt by his father to thwart fate. Meanwhile, a noblewoman arrives to seek revenge against the man who deceived and forsook her love for the prospect of becoming king of Poland. Richly symbolic and metaphorical, "Life Is a Dream" explores the deepest mysteries of human experience.
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Author
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Pages
112
Publisher
Dramatic Publishing
Published Date
1990
ISBN
0871292955 9780871292957

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