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Description for Life is a Dream
Paperback. A new translation of Calderon's most popular mystery. Translator(s): Clifford, John. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 102.
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price
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.
Pedro Calderon's play Life is a Dream was first published in 1635. This English translation by John ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Drama Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
125
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854591883
SKU
V9781854591883
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Pedro Calderón
John Clifford (now known as Jo Clifford) is an award-winning playwright, translator, poet and performer, who has also worked as a journalist and academic. As John Clifford, he was instrumental in establishing the reputation of the Traverse Theatre Company in the 1980s.
Reviews for Life is a Dream
'The star of the festival… John Clifford's translation reclaims a Spanish masterpiece for the modern stage'
Guardian
Guardian