Life Is a Dream: Pedro Calderon de la Barca
The History Of European Theatre - Podcast tekijän mukaan Philip Rowe - Maanantaisin
Episode 77:The life of Pedro Calderon de la Barca who took Lope de Vega’s crown as the greatest living Spanish playwright after Lope’s death in 1635His childhood, youthful brushes with the law, military service and early playwriting.His best regarded play ‘Life Is a Dream’ from 1632.A synopsis of the plot of ‘Life Is A Dream’An analysis of the main themes of the play and it’s relationship to cloak and dagger plays.Duty and honourThe philosophical aspects of the playThe question of reality and perceptionThe flaws and dissatisfactions in the play Calderon’s later career as a court poet and creator of auto sacramental and full length religious playsThe priesthood and deathSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
