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La obra emblem tica de Calder n de la Barca, La vida es sue o, una pieza clave y fundamental del Siglo de Oro, considerada una de las obras maestras del teatro espa ol de todos los tiempos.

A product of the golden age of Spanish drama, Life Is a Dream (La vida es sue o) is the masterpiece of Pedro Calder n de la Barca (1600-1681), a contemporary of Lope de Vega and one of Spain's greatest literary figures.
Acclaimed for his superb dramatic instincts... Read Full Overview

La vida es sue?o es una obra de teatro de Pedro Calder?n de la Barca, cuyo tema central es la libertad frente al destino. Escrita y publicada a mediados del siglo XVII, la vida es sue?o es una de la obras m?ximas de la literatura universal.

An exhilarating new version of a classic Spanish drama for the top-ranking Donmar Warehouse.

THE STORY: Astrological omens predict that if King Basilio's son Segismundo is crowned, he will become a horrible tyrant who will bring destruction to his kingdom. Basilio imprisons Segismundo for life, but decades later he decides to let his son p

The drama contained in this volume is one of the most celebrated of all Calderon's writings. "Life Is A Dream" (in Spanish "La Vida Es Sue o), has been translated into many languages and performed with success on almost every stage in Europe but that of England. So late as the... Read Full Overview

Life Is a Dream is a play by Pedro Calder?n de la Barca. First published in 1635, it is a philosophical work regarding the human situation and the great mystery of lifeAny profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project... Read Full Overview

Esta es una de las obras teatrales m s importantes del Siglo de Oro espa ol (estrenada en 1635). Relata la historia de Segismundo, el pr ncipe polaco que ha estado prisionero desde su nacimiento debido a que su padre, Basilio, crey en las predicciones astrol gicas que lo culpaban... Read Full Overview

A new translation of Calder n's most popular mystery.

A new English translation of Calder?n de la Barca's classic Seventeenth Century Spanish play, "La vida es sue?o"

La vida es sue?oBy Calder?n de la Barca

La obra comienza con la violenta entrada en escena de Rosaura que, disfrazada de hombre y acompa ada por el gracioso Clar n, llega a Polonia con el prop sito de probar su origen noble tras haberla abandonado Astolfo debido a su origen ileg timo. Cae de un caballo junto a una... Read Full Overview

Exploring the conflict between free will and predestination, Calderon's most famous play tells of Segismundo, a Polish prince, imprisoned at birth by his father, the King, to thwart the predictions of astrologers. The dual-language edition features an excellent new literal translation... Read Full Overview