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Calderon Plays - (World Classics) (Paperback)

Calderon Plays - (World Classics) (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Calderon is the most celebrated classical dramatist of the Spanish Golder Age. Author of over 120 plays, his greatness comares to that of Shakespeare.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In recent years, the English-language theatre has rediscovered Calderón and a number of highly successful productions have been staged. These translations by Gwynne Edwards capture the ferocious spirit of his work in sharp and speakable translation <p/><br>The three plays included here represent Calderon's most celebrated work, in which he explores the extent of man's freedom in a hierarchical society often bound by anachronistic codes of conduct. The plays are The Surgeon of Honour, described by Michael Billington as 'one of the most disquieting plays in all world drama ... a dark masterpiece', Life is a Dream, Calderón's most famous play, and Three Judgements in One, less well-known but one of his finest works.Calderon excels all modern dramatists with the exception of Shakespeare, whom he resembles in the depth of thought and subtlety of his writings (Shelley)</p>

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