Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Spanish playwright, poet, and writer (1600-1681) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681) (UK: /ˌkældəˈrɒn ˌdeɪ læ ˈbɑːrkə/, US: /ˌkɑːldəˈroʊn ˌdeɪ lə -, - ˌdɛ lə -/; Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo kaldeˈɾon de la ˈβaɾka]; full name: Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for his plays.
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Born | Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (1600-01-17)17 January 1600 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 25 May 1681(1681-05-25) (aged 81) Madrid, Spain |
Occupation | Playwright, poet, writer |
Alma mater | |
Literary movement | Spanish Golden Age |
Children | Pedro José |
Relatives | Diego Calderón (father) Ana María de Henao (mother) |
Calderón de la Barca was born in Madrid, where he spent most of his life. During his life, he served as soldier and he was 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.[lower-alpha 1]