Calderón de la Barca, Pedro 1600-1681 creator MacCarthy, Denis Florence 1817-1882 text utu 2004 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 of Poland has been imprisoned in a tower since birth by his father, King Basilio, who fears a prophecy predicting the prince will bring disaster and death. When the king briefly frees his son to test fate, the prince's violent reaction leads to his re-imprisonment—convinced it was all a dream. This philosophical allegory explores free will versus destiny, 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#2587 tr. by Edward Fitzgerald Release date is 2004-08-01 Produced by Sue Asscher Original publication data not identified Drama PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6363 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6363 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133151.0 6363