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    Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón De La Barca
    Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón De La Barca
    Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón De La Barca
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    Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón De La Barca

    By Daniel Zimmermann

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    This e-book retells three works of Pedro Calderón de la Barca, a Spanish dramatist who lived in the seventeenth century: Life Is a Dream, The Purgatory of Saint Patrick, and The Wonder-Working magician. The first tells of a king who imprisons his son because of a disturbing astrological prediction and by his action brings upon himself the very doom that he sought to avert. The second tells of a cave in which all who enter experience all kinds of horrors, and only faith in Jesus can save them. The third tells of a demon who tries to obtain the soul of Cyprian by pretending to be a wonder-working magician, but fails.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateMar 3, 2019
    ISBN9780359478125
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      Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón De La Barca - Daniel Zimmermann

      Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón De La Barca

      Retelling of Works of Pedro Calderón de la Barca

      By Daniel Zimmermann

      Life Is a Dream

      Pedro Calderón de la Barca was a Spanish dramatist who lived in the seventeenth century. Philip IV, the king of Spain, was his patron. La Vida es Sueño (Life Is a Dream) is probably his best known work. At least, it was the only one that I found while I was living in the United States.

      In general, it is difficult to find the original Spanieh of Calderón’s works. For this reason, I am indebted to English translations by Classical Authors.

      A Muscovite lady named Rosura and her attendant named Fife had crossed the Polish frontier. Rosura had disguised herself to look like a man.

      Because of a storm, they were soaking wet. Moreover, they were injured. The storm had spooked their beasts, so that the two riders were thrown to the ground. In addition, the mule ran away with all their provisions.

      They saw a man leave a dwelling carved in the mountainside. He was chained, so he could not go very far from his dwelling. He complained about his wretched existence, and Rosura felt sorry for him.

      As Rosura later learned, the man was Segismund, the son of King Basilio of Poland. On the basis of horoscopes and portents, Basilio believed that his son would become an evil man who would harm the nation. To avert the impending catastrophe, he imprisoned his son in this wild frontier region and posted

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