Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Calderón de la Barca, Pedro 1600 1681 Calderon de la Barca, Pedro Barca, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Pedro Calderon de la MacCarthy, Denis Florence 1817 1882 McCarthy, Denis Florence M'Carthy, Denis Florence M'Carthy, D. F. (Denis Florence) MacCarthy, D. Florence (Denis Florence) Life Is a Dream Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. See also PG#2587 tr. by Edward Fitzgerald Produced by Sue Asscher "Life Is a Dream" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is a classic Spanish play written during the early 17th century, often regarded as one of the major works of the Spanish Golden Age. The play revolves around the themes of free will, fate, and the nature of reality as it explores the life of Sigismund, a prince who has been imprisoned since birth due to a prophecy that foretold his potential tyranny. At the start of the play, the character Rosaura, disguised as a man, and her servant Clarin traverse a rugged landscape and encounter the imprisoned Sigismund. He is aware of his dismal fate and contemplates the harshness of life and the idea of liberty. The opening scenes introduce a deep philosophical dialogue about existence, choice, and the constraints of destiny. As Sigismund emerges from his dark confinement, he is filled with both hope and rage, setting the stage for a dramatic exploration of identity and power that is sure to unfold in the ensuing acts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama PQ Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 208714 208657 2024-10-03T08:55:59.658485 2023-10-03T08:12:21.803677 text/html text/html 208707 208650 2024-10-03T08:55:59.943566 2023-10-03T08:12:22.004700 text/html text/html 140455 2024-10-03T08:56:07.747923 application/epub+zip 142190 2024-10-03T08:56:02.304454 application/epub+zip 142191 2024-10-03T08:56:00.835467 application/epub+zip 283842 2024-10-03T08:56:10.725898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261573 2024-10-03T08:56:06.494928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239094 2022-09-03T11:30:35.797676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164616 164610 2024-10-03T08:55:59.227475 2023-10-03T08:12:21.482671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 159752 2020-12-29T15:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64060 2020-12-29T15:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20417 2024-10-03T08:56:10.915901 application/rdf+xml 13092 2024-10-03T08:56:01.384455 image/jpeg 3452 2024-10-03T08:56:01.113481 image/jpeg 137878 2024-10-03T08:55:59.961450 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia es.wikipedia en.wikipedia