Calderón de la Barca, Pedro 1600-1681 creator FitzGerald, Edward 1809-1883 text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Life Is a Dream" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is a Spanish-language play first published in 1636. Prince Segismundo has been imprisoned in a tower since infancy by his father, King Basilio, who fears a prophecy that his son will bring disaster to Poland and kill him. When the king briefly frees Segismundo to test the oracle's prediction, the prince's behavior forces a devastating choice. This philosophical allegory explores free will versus fate, dreams versus reality, and the mysterious nature of human existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Is_a_Dream See also PG#6363 tr. by Denis Florence MacCarthy Release date is 2006-03-31 Produced by Dagny; Emma Dudding; John Bickers; David Widger Original publication data not identified Drama PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2587 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2587 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133100.0 2587