Life Is a Dream (Dual Eng/Sph) by Pedro Calder?n de la Barca
	List Price:   $10.95 Unit Price:   $8.76 You Save:   $2.19 (20%) ISBN-10:   0486424731 ISBN-13:   9780486424736 Publisher:   Dover Series:   Dual-Language Bks. Category:   Spanish Books, Dual Language Pub. Date:   December 2002 Pages:   203 Format:   Trade Paper
Awards
2007  Bluebonnet Award  Winner!  2004  Pura Belpre Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
DRAMA (DRAMATIC WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)
Description/Notes
Incorporating Calderon de la Barca's superb dramatic instincts, philosophical flair and extraordinary imagination, this drama involves Segismundo, a Polish prince, wrongly imprisoned by his own father who fears his son may harm him. Following a revolution Segismundo is liberated and proclaimed king by the people. This seventeenth-century allegorical masterpiece by one of Spain's greatest dramatists incorporates the author's superb theatrical instincts, philosophical flair, and extraordinary imagination to probe the mysteries of human destiny. Exploring the conflict between free will and predestination, Calderon's most famous play tells of Segismundo, a Polish prince, imprisoned at birth by his father, the King, to thwart the predictions of astrologers. The dual-language edition features an excellent new literal translation on pages facing the original Spanish text and also includes the translator's informative introduction and notes. Exploring the conflict between free will and predestination, Calderon's most famous play tells of Segismundo, a Polish prince, imprisoned at birth by his father, the King, to thwart the predictions of astrologers. The dual-language edition features an excellent new literal translation on pages facing the original Spanish text. Introduction, Notes.