Life Is a Dream

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    By then, the Spanish baroque stage had lost such greats as Pérez de Montalván (d. 1638), Ruiz de Alarcón (d. 1639), and Mira de Amescua (d. 1644). Inheriting the mantle of Lope de Vega, the man Miguel de Cervantes called “el monstruo de ...

  • Life is a Dream: 40 Years Reading Poems 1967-2007
    By Paul Durcan

    Along that wide road blue green and dusty That lopes along the land to Ballavary I listened to her words come over to me As from over the most deserted ancient valley. We walked along the platform at Ballavary ...

  • Life is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    Considered one of the outstanding Spanish dramas of all time, this 17th-century allegory explores the mysteries of human destiny, the illusory nature of existence, and the struggle between predestination and free will.

  • Life Is a Dream: Pedro Calderon De La Barca
    By Pedro de la Barca

    " The story focuses on the fictional Segismundo, Prince of Poland, who has been imprisoned in a tower by his father, King Basilio, following a dire prophecy that the prince would bring disaster to the country and death to the King.

  • Life is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Helen Edmundson

    In this classic drama, a young prince is condemned for all eternity to be shut away from his country and his birthright lest the horrors prophesied for him come true.

  • Life Is a Dream: An Adaptation of the Classic Spanish Play with Special Features to Improve Reading and Vocabulary Aligned...
    By Annabelle Howard

    Our "HyperGloss" Contextual Glossary provides student-friendly descriptions of words encountered in or related to the text.These paperbacks are one element of our multimedia approach to English Language Arts.

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    One of Spain's outstanding dramas, this 17th-century allegory explores mysteries of destiny, illusory nature of existence, struggle between predestination and free will.

  • Life is a Dream: A Journey Towards Discovering who You are
    By DILMI M

    This shares my experience of awakening to the existential truth. Warning: This might shatter all your paradigms on how you think the reality works.

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calder=n De La Barca

    Pedro Calderon de la Barca was born in Madrid, January 17, 1600, of good family.

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.

  • Life is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de Barca

    Life is a Dream is a philosophical allegory regarding the human situation and the mystery of life.

  • Life Is A Dream: (Aberdeen Classics Collection)
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    The story focuses on the fictional Segismundo, Prince of Poland, who has been imprisoned in a tower by his father, King Basilio, following a dire prophecy that the prince would bring disaster to the country and death to the King.

  • Life Is A Dream
    By Gyula Krudy

    Focussing on the poor and dispossessed, these tales of love, food, death and sex are ironic and wise about the human condition and the futility of life, and display fully Krudy's wit and mastery of the form.

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600—1681) was a Spanish soldier, priest, dramatist and poet, considered the greatest Spanish playwright of the Golden Age.

  • Life is a Dream: A New English Translation of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's La Vida Es Sueño
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca, John Richardson

    A new English translation of Calderón de la Barca's classic Seventeenth Century Spanish play, "La vida es sueño"

  • Life is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    THE STORY: Astrological omens predict that if King Basilio's son Segismundo is crowned, he will become a horrible tyrant who will bring destruction to his kingdom.

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    The play was written in 1635 and is the most famous work by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderon de la Barca.

  • Life Is a Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Pedro Calderon

    The work is highly regarded for its exploration of the human condition and its enduring relevance in addressing profound questions about destiny and the choices individuals make in their lives.

  • Life Is a Dream: A Play
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    The story focuses on the fictional Segismundo, Prince of Poland, who has been imprisoned in a tower by his father, King Basilio, following a dire prophecy that the prince would bring disaster to the country and death to the King.

  • Life Is A Dream
    By Pedro Calderon de la Barca

    Over two decades he wrote 70 secular plays for the commercial theatre. This 17th century Spanish dramatic allegory tells the story of a king who is suspicious of his son's possible involvement in an impending revolution.