Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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Life is a Dream

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Translator - Gregary Racz

Introduction by - Gregary Racz

Notes by - Gregary Racz

Penguin Classics
Paperback : 26 Apr 2007

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Considered one of the outstanding Spanish dramas of all time, this 17th-century allegory explores the mysteries of human destiny, the illusory nature of existence, and the struggle between predestination and free will.

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I have read about twelve of [Calderón’s] plays; some of them certainly deserve to be ranked among the grandest and most perfect productions of the human mind. He exceeds all modern dramatists with the exception of Shakespeare. (Percy Bysshe Shelley)