Three Judgments at a Blow

Name: Three Judgments at a Blow
Author: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
ISBN: 9781787367470

Author: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Language: English
Length: 62 pages
ISBN: 9781787367470
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

"Three Judgments at a Blow" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is a Spanish play. A king's decree sends a witty shoemaker on a journey of three tasks, testing his resourcefulness. With humor and clever wordplay, Calderón explores themes of justice, wit, and societal hierarchy. The shoemaker's triumphs reveal human ingenuity, highlighting the power of the common man. This comic tale, through entertaining plot twists and allegorical elements, imparts a message of wisdom and resilience.

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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