by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Jose Mª Díez Borque · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788470392375
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«El alcalde de Zalamea» is the play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, edited by José Mª Díez Borque, published by Castalia Ediciones in paperback (322 pages, in Spanish).
The play centers on Pedro Crespo, a farmer turned mayor of Zalamea, who must confront an army captain after the outrage against his daughter. The drama addresses the conflict between personal honor, popular justice and military power in seventeenth-century Spain, with the characteristic language of Calderonian theater.
It belongs to the Clásicos Castalia collection, number 82. The edition includes a biographical and critical introduction, selected bibliography, notes and a synopsis of versification, by José María Díez Borque.
Aimed at students of Spanish literature, readers of classical theater and fans of the Golden Age seeking an annotated and commented edition.
Dramaturgo español del Siglo de Oro, autor de La vida es sueño, El alcalde de Zalamea y numerosos autos sacramentales.
