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Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
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[German Version] (Jan 17, 1600, Madrid – May 25, 1681, Madrid). Calderón, along with Lope de Vega, is considered the most important Spanish dramatist of the 17th century. Appointed court dramatist in 1635 and ordained priest in 1651, he composed cloak-and-dagger pieces (concerned primarily with the theme of honor), historical, philosophical, mythological, and religious dramas, as well as Corpus Christi pieces (
Autos sacramentales). In what is probably his best-known work,
Life is a Dream (1636), the Jesuit student engages the question of the relationship betwe…
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Religion Past and Present
