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Life Is a Dream

By Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Gregary Racz (Translator), Gregary Racz (Introduction), Gregary Racz (Noted by)
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By Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Gregary Racz (Translator), Gregary Racz (Introduction), Gregary Racz (Noted by)
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The masterwork of Spain's preeminent dramatist—now 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.

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LiteratureDramaSpanish DramaSpanish drama->1500-1700