The Painter of Dishonour by Pedro Calderon
This translation of one of Calderon's greatest plays was premiered by the RSC. An ageing painter is driven to double vengeance when his young bride's lover returns from the dead. Cast size: 16
The Painter of Dishonour
The Painter of Dishonour
Summary
The third of Calderon's three wife-murder plays, in which an artist is asked to paint a portrait of a beautiful woman, only to find that she is his long-lost wife who had been kidnapped by her former lover. Thinking she has surrendered to her captor, the painter kills them.
The Painter of Dishonour Summary
About Pedro Calderon
Usually referred as Pedro Calderon de la Barca - was a dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. During certain periods of his life he was also a soldier and a Roman Catholic priest. Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre. As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature.
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NLS9780948230882
9780948230882
0948230886
The Painter of Dishonour by Pedro Calderon
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1999-12-31
116
N/A
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