Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca (Critical Survey of Poetry)

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca is known primarily as a verse dramatist, an occupation to which he was dedicated during his entire life. He wrote more than one hundred plays, most of which were published during his life or soon after his death. Some of the better known include Amor, honor, y poder (1623; love, honor, and power); El sitio de Breda (pr. 1625; the siege of Breda); El príncipe constante (wr. 1629; The Constant Prince, 1853); La dama duende (wr. 1629, pr., pb. 1936; The Phantom Lady, 1664); Casa con dos...

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