La vida es sueño (Life is a dream) is a philosophical allegory about the human situation and the mystery of life. First published in 1635, the central argument is the conflict between free will and fate. Life is a dream from which only death awakens us. Performed in Spanish by Alejandro Ulloa and Francisca Ferrandiz.
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"It was interesting to read a play, havent done so in ages. the protagonist sways wildly in his moods, as a prisoner and freed man it should be so, as well as his apt insight on what reality can be, which in most cases is just a dream. a theatrical representation of what i happened to have read in osho's book awareness actually. good short read!" — Jasdeep (4 out of 5 stars)
"It was interesting to read a play, havent done so in ages. the protagonist sways wildly in his moods, as a prisoner and freed man it should be so, as well as his apt insight on what reality can be, which in most cases is just a dream. a theatrical representation of what i happened to have read in osho's book awareness actually. good short read!"
" The crossdressing and misrecognition of characters by other characters created a true farcical understanding of the characters. Furthermore, the relevance of a dream-like state forces one to consider the rules of reality, the rules of irreality, while also deciphering who determines what is reality. A true Renaissance text. "
" I love theater of el Siglo de oro! "
" I loved this play so much that I will be writing my thesis on the works this play has influenced (Camu, Unamuno, Onetti, etc). "
" This was a hard book to read. The translator's attempt at recreating Spanish theater poetry (think Spanish Shakespeare) falls flat. I've got a hard enough time reading poetry without the forced verse and rhyme scheme. It just felt very artificial to me. There's worth to the play, but I may seek out a different translation if I decide to reread it. "
" Lo amo. Y me lo robaron. "
" I've read the English translation "
" Segismundo's struggle against fate makes one wonder how powerless is effectively the individual before the dynamics of fate and will. "
" Lectura obligatoria para todo amante de la literatura. "
" An interesting play, particularly from a cultural and feminist perspective, but it has not aged well. The ending attempts to tie plotlines together much too cleanly and ends up cheating its most interesting characters- Rosaura and Segismundo- out of satisfying development. "
" This is my favorite Siglo de Oro play, by a long shot. In fact, it's the best play in Spanish from any period that I have thus far read. It is moralizing, it has action, it has sorrow, and it's just amazing. "
" A nice Play that explores the theme of the "self fulfilling prophecy". "
" I'm going to guess that's it's better in Spanish, or perhaps more compelling to watch than to read. "
" Realtà virtuali? Fenomeni fallaci, materia che si sfalda? Inganni orditi e mistificazioni messe in atto dai detentori del Potere? No, quel cazzo di Matrix per una volta non c'entra niente, questo è molto, molto meglio. "
" Paranoico y filosófico, pero lo entendí y me encantó. "
" Yo también sueño que estoy aquí. La irrealidad de la vida y un hermoso manejo del idioma. Fondo y forma de la obra más bella escrita en lengua castellana. "
" Impresionante!! Es uno de los mejores libros de Pedro Calderón de la Barca. Tiene como partes principales el primer monólogo de Segismundo y los versos finales... La frase que mejor resume este libro se encuentra en el final:"los sueños sueños son" "
" Ótima edição, comentada por Ciriaco Morón. O título já atrai, e o livro é fascinante. “Y teniendo yo más alma Tengo menos libertad?” "
" ¿Qué es la vida? Un frenesí. ¿Qué es la vida? Una ilusión, una sombra, una ficción, y el mayor bien es pequeño; que toda la vida es sueño, y los sueños, sueños son. "
" OF COURSE! "Porque la vida es sueño y los sueños, sueños son." "
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