Plays
by Pedro Calderon de la Barca trans Gwynne Edwards

Plays Book Cover
Plays Cover

Synopsis

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 translationThe 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)

Publication

Publisher
Methuen
Year Published
1991
ISBN 10
0413634604
ISBN 13
9780413634603
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
336 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCC
PQ6292.A1
Print
Plays is a Spanish historical play written by and published by Methuen in London, 1991. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780413634603 and an ISBN-10 of 0413634604.

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