| Calderon: Three Comedies by Pedro Calderon de La Barca Contributor(s): Calderon De La Barca, Pedro (Author), Muir, Kenneth (Translator), MacKenzie, Ann L. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0813160251 ISBN-13: 9780813160252 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - Spanish & Portuguese - Literary Criticism | Drama - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Studies in Romance Languages |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Spanish - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is a sequel to Four Comedies of Calder n (1980), which was hailed by reviewers as superb, faithful, and actable. The three comedies in the present volume are generally counted among Calder n's masterpieces: Casa con dos puertas mala es de guardar (A House with Two Doors Is Difficult to Guard); No hay burlas con el amor (No Trifling with Love); Ma anas de abril y mayo (Mornings of April and May). For the first time theaters will have the opportunity of staging these three masterpieces of the Golden Age drama of Spain in accurate and charming English versions. The verse used is flexible and musical, preserving the atmosphere and much of the poetic quality of the originals. An introduction deals with the characteristics of the plays and with the problems they pose for the translator. Concise explanatory notes clarify Golden Age dramatic practices. |