Eight Dramas of Calderon

Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681) was one of the great poets and dramatists of Spain's golden age, contemporary with Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and Velazquez. His work mirrors the society of his time, capturing Spain's strong sense of faith and honor, its mystical and romantic bias, and its finely tuned historical consciousness.Staples of Spanish golden age drama, Calderon's plays remain superb entertainment. Marking the 400th anniversary of the playwright's birth, this reissue of Edward FitzGerald's masterful translations includes The Mighty Magician, a Faustian story of religious conversion; The Painter of His Own Dishonor, a tale of jealousy that reflects the strict Spanish honor code; and Calderon's symbolic and philosophical masterpiece, "Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made Of".Calderón de la Barca, Pedro is the author of 'Eight Dramas of Calderon' with ISBN 9780252069031 and ISBN 025206903X.