La Vida Es Sueno/Life is a Dream - Pedro Calderon de La Barca

La Vida Es Sueno/Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderon de La Barca, translated by Stanley Appelbaum, presents Calderon’s best-known play in a dual-language format. This paperback edition places a new literal English translation on facing pages with the original Spanish text.

Key details

• Author: Pedro Calderon de La Barca
• Translator: Stanley Appelbaum
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 208
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• ISBN: 9780486424736

Synopsis

Exploring the tension between free will and predestination, this play centres on Segismundo, a Polish prince imprisoned from birth by his father, the King, in response to astrologers’ predictions. The edition is designed for close reading, pairing the Spanish text with a clear, literal English rendering on facing pages.

An introduction and notes provide additional context, making it particularly suitable for readers focusing on language.

Rackhams Reference : 8PN21D8R33