Pedro Calderon de La Barca: The Painter of His Dishonour

by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Book Overview

Professor Paterson presents Calderon's original text, from manuscript and printed sources, with a skilful verse translation into English of a remarkable play, in which Calderon develops the motif of marital honour in quite original ways. The blending of deep pathos and humour anticipates the modern theatre of the absurd, though Calderon is pushing to the limits the license gained by Lope de Vega to mingle tragedy with comedy. The play incorporates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856683469
• ISBN13: 9780856683466
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Aris & Phillips
• Length: 224 Pages