La vida es sueño

Life Is a Dream

Author

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Language

Spanish

Year

1636

Country

Spain

Genre

Drama / Theatre / Plays

renaissancegolden age spanish literature

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Life Is a Dream is a Spanish-language play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. First published in 1636, in two different editions, the first in Madrid and a second one in Zaragoza. Don W. Cruickshank and a number of other critics believe that the play can be dated around 1630, thus making Calderón's most famous work a rather early composition. It is a philosophical allegory regarding the human situation and the mystery of life. The play has been described as "the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama".