by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · GRUPO SANTILLANA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429448894
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«La vida es sueño» is the play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Santillana in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
The drama revolves around the conflict between human freedom and destiny, interweaving honor, power and redemption. The story invites readers to question the boundaries between reality and dream, as well as the human capacity to choose one's own path.
Work originally published in 1635. This 1998 edition includes study and notes by Begoña Alonso Monedero and belongs to the Clásicos Esenciales Santillana collection.
School edition, suitable for readers aged ten and up and for those new to classical Spanish theatre.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre. Calderón has been termed "the Spanish Shakespeare", the national poet of Spain, and one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of world literature.
