Don Pedro CalderÃ³n

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The first scholarly biography of Spain's most important early modern dramatist to be published in English.

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List of illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Abbreviations	p. xix
Note on measurements, currency, translations and dates	p. xxi
The birthplace: Madrid in 1600	p. 1
The family background	p. 14
Childhood and early adolescence	p. 25
A turning-point	p. 40
A talent discovered by accident	p. 55
Letters, not arms	p. 71
Blasphemy, sacrilege and lèse-majesté	p. 87
Lessons for controlling personalities	p. 104
Only poetry, not precious stones	p. 129
Taking over from Lope	p. 153
Knight of Santiago	p. 181
Discordant voices	p. 194
The storm gathers	p. 218
War and disillusionment	p. 237
A time to mourn	p. 271
Beginning to recover	p. 288
Epilogue: The glories of the world	p. 316
Appendix: Calderón's dramatic works mentioned in this book	p. 338
Notes	p. 344
Bibliography	p. 395
Index of Calderón's works	p. 435
General index	p. 448
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