Calderón de la Barca is an icon of world literature, a playwright who brought theater to the masses and the most important figure in Spain’s Golden Age of literature. Life is a Dream, his most important play, deals with philosophical struggles between destiny and freedom, idealism and reality. A final section explores the characteristics of classic Spanish theater.
La vida es sueño
Author: Pedro Calderón De La Barca
Calderón de la Barca is an icon of world literature, a playwright who brought theater to the masses and the most important figure in Spain’s Golden Age of literature. Life is a Dream, his most important play, deals with philosophical struggles between destiny and freedom, idealism and reality. A final section explores the characteristics of classic Spanish theater.
