by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Austral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467033953
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«La vida es sueño» is a philosophical drama by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, published by Austral in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
The drama centers on Segismundo, a prince imprisoned since birth because a prophecy announces he will rule cruelly. Calderón raises questions about fate, free will and the illusion of reality, in a work that combines the philosophical, the religious and the political.
Edition with reading guide by Evangelina Rodríguez Cuadros, in the Austral Clásica collection. The work was originally published in 1635.
Prescribed reading of Castilian literature for the baccalaureate in Catalonia; suitable for the humanities, social sciences and arts streams.
Dramaturgo español del Siglo de Oro, autor de La vida es sueño, El alcalde de Zalamea y numerosos autos sacramentales.
