Gil Perez The Gallician

Name: Gil Perez The Gallician
Author: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
ISBN: 9781787367463

Author: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Language: English
Length: 58 pages
ISBN: 9781787367463
Published: 20 August 2023
Imprint: Sovereign

Spanish play
time-traveler
mysterious arrival
disruption
intrigue
confusion
witty exchanges
fantastical elements
fluidity of time
human nature

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Description

"Gil Pérez, the Gallician" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is a Spanish play. Mysterious time-traveler Gil appears in Madrid dressed as a Galician soldier from centuries ago. His arrival disrupts events, triggering intrigue and confusion. Through witty exchanges and fantastical elements, the play delves into time's fluidity and human nature's constants. Calderón explores the intersection of past and present, blurring reality's borders, offering a thought-provoking commentary on history's echoes and the timeless human experience.

Author

Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer of the Golden Age. He is regarded as one of Spain's foremost playwrights, best known for his philosophical drama Life Is a Dream and his many autos sacramentales. Appointed court dramatist to Philip IV, he later became a priest, yet continued to write plays that blended theology, allegory, and spectacle with lasting theatrical power.

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