Life Is a Dream Paperback - 2006
by Pedro Calderon De La Barca; Gregary Racz (Translator); Introduction by Gregary Racz
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.
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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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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- Title Life Is a Dream
- Author Pedro Calderon De La Barca; Gregary Racz (Translator); Introduction by Gregary Racz
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date December 26, 2006
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143104827 / 0143104829
- Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 7.75 x 5 x 0.58 in (19.69 x 12.70 x 1.47 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Cultural Region: Spanish
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006043496
- Dewey Decimal Code 862
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