num_pages: 336
description: In recent years, the English-language theatre has rediscovered Pedro Calderon De La Barca and a number of highly successful productions have been staged. These translations by Gwynne Edwards capture the ferocious spirit of his work in sharp and speakable translation.The three plays included in Calderon Plays 1 represent Calderon's most celebrated work, in which he explores the extent of man's freedom in a hierarchical society often bound by anachronistic codes of conduct. The plays are The Surgeon of Honour, described by Michael Billington as 'one of the most disquieting plays in all world drama … a dark masterpiece', Life is a Dream, Calderón's most famous play, and Three Judgements in One, less well-known but one of his finest works."Calderon excels all modern dramatists with the exception of Shakespeare, whom he resembles in the depth of thought and subtlety of his writings" (Shelley)
language: English
title: Calderón Plays One: The Surgeon of Honour; Life is a Dream; Three Judgements in One
titlecomplete: Calderón Plays One: The Surgeon of Honour; Life is a Dream; Three Judgements in One
genres: Plays, Drama
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Methuen Drama