Pedro Calderón De La Barca

Of all Calderon's works, "Life is a Dream" may be regarded as the most universal in its theme. It seeks to teach a lesson that may…

Don Manuel and Cosmo are visiting town to stay with Don Manuel's friend Don John de Toledo for the young Prince's christening, when suddenly…

This is a "mystical drama founded on the lives of Saints. Mr. Ticknor prefers it to the more celebrated 'Devotion of the Cross,' and sa…

"Love and perseverance will at last vanquish every obstacle. Today I have kept out of the way of every possible hindrance... and at thi…

"The Wonderful Magician" is perhaps better known to poetical students in England from the spirited fragment Shelley has left us in…

Life Is a Dream (La vida es sueño) is a Spanish-language verse drama by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. First published in 1636, t…

Old man. Beautiful daughter. Young man turned to crime. Stern King and inflexible justice. A great melodrama translated from the Spanish. - …