Life Is A Dream: (Aberdeen Classics Collection)

Life Is A Dream: (Aberdeen Classics Collection)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
9798672879345
Series
Life Is a Dream
Pages
98
Language
English
Published
2020-08-10
Author
Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Description

Life Is a Dream Spanish: La vida es sueño la ˈβiða es ˈsweɲo is a Spanish-language play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. It is a philosophical allegory regarding the human situation and the mystery of life. The play has been described as "the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama". The story focuses on the fictional Segismundo, Prince of Poland, who has been imprisoned in a tower by his father, King Basilio, following a dire prophecy that the prince would bring disaster to the country and death to the King. Basilio briefly frees Segismundo, but when the prince goes on a rampage, the king imprisons him again, persuading him that it was all a dream.

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