Devotion to the Cross
by Pedro Calderón De La Barca, Edwin Honig
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Readers find this play enjoyable and a refreshing return to theatre. They appreciate the differences in dramatic structure from the Spanish Golden Age compared to contemporary expectations, highlighting a focus on story over character development.
Synopsis
Calderon presents a modification of the honor codes through the countervailing movement of the principle of mercy.
The mercy principle, part of a theocratic code, triumphs in the end, without destroying the structure of the honor system it opposes.
Published in Calderon de la Barca: 6 Plays .
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Devotion to the Cross is a play written by Pedro Calderón De La Barca and published by Samuel French (1996).
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