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King Basilio, fearful by what the stars announce to him about his son Sigismund, locks him up in a tower apart from the rest of the men. For years, Clotaldo, his guardian, will be his only company. When a long time later the king makes him return to the palace, Sigismund's anger causes chaos and a new condemnation of the king ..., but the people will intervene, acclaiming the freedom of Sigismund against Basilio's will. Life is a dream can be presented without hesitation as one of the most representative works of Spanish literature and, without a doubt, as the masterpiece of CalderÓn de la Barca, clergyman and humanist, who knew how to answer the dilemma between predestination and free will, one of the essential themes of baroque thought.

La vida es sueño

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    A Paperback / softback by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Jose Maria Garcia Martin

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      Publisher: Editorial Castalia, S.A.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/12/2011
      ISBN13: 9788497404471, 978-8497404471
      ISBN10: 8497404475
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      Book Synopsis
      King Basilio, fearful by what the stars announce to him about his son Sigismund, locks him up in a tower apart from the rest of the men. For years, Clotaldo, his guardian, will be his only company. When a long time later the king makes him return to the palace, Sigismund's anger causes chaos and a new condemnation of the king ..., but the people will intervene, acclaiming the freedom of Sigismund against Basilio's will. Life is a dream can be presented without hesitation as one of the most representative works of Spanish literature and, without a doubt, as the masterpiece of CalderÓn de la Barca, clergyman and humanist, who knew how to answer the dilemma between predestination and free will, one of the essential themes of baroque thought.

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