Life is a Dream
Full Text and Introduction (NHB Drama Classics)
Published on 10. November 2015
125 pages
978-1-78001-645-0 (ISBN)
Description
The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding.
Life is a Dream is considered a masterpiece of the Spanish Golden Age.
It is foretold that Prince Sigismund will become a tyrant. Alarmed, his father, the king, imprisons him. When he is released for a day as an experiment he proves the omens only too right, and, as a result, is incarcerated once more. Sigismund persuades himself that all that has passed is a dream and emerges to rule wisely and justly.
'the star of the festival -- John Clifford's translation reclaims a Spanish masterpiece for the modern stage' - Guardian
Life is a Dream is considered a masterpiece of the Spanish Golden Age.
It is foretold that Prince Sigismund will become a tyrant. Alarmed, his father, the king, imprisons him. When he is released for a day as an experiment he proves the omens only too right, and, as a result, is incarcerated once more. Sigismund persuades himself that all that has passed is a dream and emerges to rule wisely and justly.
'the star of the festival -- John Clifford's translation reclaims a Spanish masterpiece for the modern stage' - Guardian
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
0,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78001-645-0 (9781780016450)
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Persons
Pedro Calderón (1600-1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is recognised as one of the greatest Spanish playwrights of the golden age.
Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Contents
- Introduction
- A Note on the Translation
- For Further Reading
- Calderón: Key Dates
- Dedication
- Life is a Dream
- Characters
- Act One
- Act Two
- Act Three
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information
