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Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Pedro Calderón de la Barca, born on January 17, 1600, and died on May 25, 1681, was one of the most famous dramatists of the Spanish Baroque period. His works, blending classicalism and mysticism, had a profound impact on Spanish drama. more

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“We think of women at every age: while still children, we fondle with a naïve sensuality the breasts of those grown-up girls kissing us and cuddling us in their arms; at the age of ten, we dream of love; at fifteen, love comes along; at sixty, it is still with us, and if dead men in their tombs have any thought in their heads, it is how to make their way underground to the nearby grave, lift the shroud of the dear departed women, and mingle with her in her sleep”