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Life Is a Dream

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0143104829
ISBN-13 9780143104827
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Dec 26th, 2006
Print length 160 Pages
Weight 134 grams
Dimensions 12.90 x 19.60 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification: Plays, playscripts
Ksh 3,050.00
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A 17th-century allegory, which explores the mysteries of human destiny, the illusory nature of existence, and the struggle between predestination and free will.
The masterwork of Spain’s preeminent dramatist—now in a new verse translation

Life Is a Dream is a work many hold to be the supreme example of Spanish Golden Age drama. Imbued with highly poetic language and humanist ideals, it is an allegory that considers contending themes of free will and predestination, illusion and reality, played out against the backdrop of court intrigue and the restoration of personal honor.

In the mountainous barrens of Poland, the rightful heir to the kingdom has been imprisoned since birth in an attempt by his father to thwart fate. Meanwhile, a noblewoman arrives to seek revenge against the man who deceived and forsook her love for the prospect of becoming king of Poland. Richly symbolic and metaphorical, Life Is a Dream explores the deepest mysteries of human experience.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.


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