Life's a Dream
by Pedro Calderón De La Barca

A beautiful and haunting tale of love, betrayal, knowledge, and power, Life脙聜脗聮s a Dream (La vida es sue脙聝脗卤o, 1636) is the best known and most widely admired play of Catholic Europe脙聜脗聮s greatest dramatist, Pedro Calder脙聝脗鲁n de la Barca.

Calder脙聝脗鲁n脙聜脗聮s long life (1600脙聜脗聳1681) witnessed both the pinnacle and collapse of Spanish political power as well as the great flowering of Spanish classical literature.

Despite its longtime place atop the Hispanic canon, Calder脙聝脗鲁n脙聜脗聮s masterpiece remains relatively unknown by general readers outside the Spanish-speaking world.

Michael Kidd脙聜脗聮s new prose translation aims to correct this deficiency by rendering the play into a transparent, modern American idiom that preserves the beauty and complexity of Calder脙聝脗鲁n脙聜脗聮s Baroque Spanish.

The result is a highly readable and adaptable text that is enhanced by a generous selection of supporting materials, including a thorough critical introduction and glossary.