{"product_id":"life-is-a-dream-paperback","title":"Life Is a Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePedro Calderon De La Barca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregary Racz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGregary Racz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe masterwork of Spain's preeminent dramatist--now in a new verse translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife Is a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e is a work many hold to be the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama. Imbued with highly poetic language and humanist ideals, it is an allegory that considers contending themes of free will and predestination, illusion and reality, played out against the backdrop of court intrigue and the restoration of personal honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mountainous barrens of Poland, the rightful heir to the kingdom has been imprisoned since birth in an attempt by his father to thwart fate. Meanwhile, a noblewoman arrives to seek revenge against the man who deceived and forsook her love for the prospect of becoming king of Poland. Richly symbolic and metaphorical, \u003ci\u003eLife Is a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e explores the deepest mysteries of human experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA\u003c\/b\u003e (1600-1681) was one of the leading dramatists of the Spanish Golden Age. His father was Secretary to the Royal Treasury and a minor noble, and his mother was a devoutly religious woman who died when he was a child. Calder studied canon law in preparation for his presumed career in the church, but in the 1620s he started to write verse, and his success in competitions attracted attention. The first known staging of one of his plays was a 1623 performance of \u003ci\u003eAmor, Honor, Poder\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eLove, Honor, and Power\u003c\/i\u003e). Eventually, the prolific Calder would write approximately 120 full-length dramatic works, 80 one-act autos sacramentales (religious mystery plays), and many other short pieces of poetry and theater. In 1636 King Philip IV named him a knight of the Order of Santiago. His output lessened in the 1640s, and in 1651 Calder entered the priesthood, becoming chaplain of the Capilla de los Reyes Nuevos at the cathedral in Toledo, and then, in 1656, head of the congregation of San Pedro in Madrid. He continued to write both secular and religious plays until his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGREGARY J. RACZ\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Foreign Languages \u0026amp; Literature at Long Island University, Brooklyn. His translation of the mock-Renaissance farce, \u003ci\u003eRigmaroles\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in \u003ci\u003eThree Comedies\u003c\/i\u003e, his edited volume of plays by the contemporary Spanish dramatist Jaime Salom. A specialist in poetic translation, Racz has published works by the Cuban writer Jose Lezama Lima, the Peruvian Eduardo Chirinos, and the Argentine experimental XUL group.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 7.75 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984105177389,"sku":"9780143104827","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/6Wl4gPBvLw9780143104827.webp?v=1776081998","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/life-is-a-dream-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}