Pedro Calderón de la Barca Livres

Qu'est-ce que la vie ? Délire ? Illusion ? Enchaîné dans sa tour, Sigismond ne sait plus que croire. Ne sait-il pas vu quelques heures plus tôt, héritier légitime du royaume, vêtu de brocarts, promis aux honneurs dans un palais somptueux ? Songe ou mensonge ? La réalité lui échappe... Pour l'éclairer, il lui reste un souvenir. La beauté de la femme ! " Soleil, Vénus, diamant, étoile et rose. " Elle lui est apparue à deux reprises. Travestie, déguisée... Peu importe. Cette Diane chasseresse l'a blessé. Il l'aime. C'est là sa seule certitude... Aussi, lorsque le peuple se soulève et lui offre à nouveau sa liberté, lorsqu'il se retrouve, belle entre toutes, Rosaura, Sigismond veut croire en sa bonne fortune... Vivre ou rêver ? Dilemme ! Mais " puisque la vie est si courte, rêvons ! Sachant qu'il faudra s'éveiller de ce bonheur au meilleur moment "...

The most famous of all Calderon's varied and romantic dramas, this seventeenth-century masterpiece by the great Spanish playwright explores the conflict between free will and predestination as it focuses on the life of Segismundo, a Polish prince imprisoned at birth by his father, the King. The monarch's heartless action, precipitated by astrologers who predict the boy will one day usurp the throne, paves the way for a series of events that turn the son against the father and lead to rebellion. Years later, following a revolution and the peasants' seizure of power, the grim prophecy uttered at the Prince's birth threatens to become a painful reality. For this edition, Stanley Appelbaum has written an informative introduction and an excellent new literal translation that appears on pages facing the Spanish original. A valuable text for students of Spanish language and literature, this volume will delight any reader interested in classics from Spain's Golden Age of drama.

A new translation of Calderon's most popular mystery.

Collection of three plays by Spanish Golden Age playwright Pedro Calderon, all translated by British playwright, poet and novelist Adrian Mitchell. Includes Mayor of Zalamea which was staged at the National Theatr.

This collection contains three unique plays with the common theme of Corpus Christi. The plays revolve around the Christian festivals celebrated throughout Spain during the Middle Ages. The depiction of these events is done through both poetry and prose, highlighting the characteristic style of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, one of Spain's most prominent dramatists of the period.

This book is a collection of dramas that includes some of Calderon's most famous works such as El Principe Constante and El Secreto a Voces. Denis Florence MacCarthy has expertly translated these plays into English so that they can be enjoyed by a wider audience.

A personal account of life in Mexico during the mid-nineteenth century by Madame Calderón de la Barca.