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Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Four Comedies by Pedro Calderón de la Barca

by Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
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Calderón, the great dramatist of Spain's Golden Age, was a skilled writer of comedy. His serious dramas have long been highly regarded in the English-speaking world, but his many sparkling comedies are an untapped reservoir for the contemporary theater. The four plays in this volume, three of which appear in English for the first time, have been translated by Kenneth Muir, the noted British scholar and director. These are comedies of intrigue. They turn on mysterious, quarrels, and jealousies,

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BrandUniversity Press of Kentucky
Pub dateJul 15, 2014
ISBN-100813153565
ISBN-139780813153568
Paperback304.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions8.75 × 0.75 × 6 in
Weight1 lb
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