Don Pedro Calderon (Paperback)

Preface; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note on measurements, currency, translations and dates; 1. The birthplace: Madrid in 1600; 2. The family background; 3. Childhood and early adolescence; 4. A turning-point; 5. A talent discovered by accident; 6. Letters, not arms; 7. Blasphemy, sacrilege and lese-majeste; 8. Lessons for controlling personalities; 9. Only poetry, not precious stones; 10. Taking over from Lope; 11. Knight of Santiago; 12. Discordant voices; 13. The storm gathers; 14. War and disillusionment; 15. A time to mourn; 16. Beginning to recover; Epilogue: the glories of the world; Appendix: Calderon's dramatic works; Notes; Bibliography; Index.