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Calderon   /kˈɔldərɑn/  /kˌældərˈoʊn/   Listen
Calderon

noun
1.
Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681).  Synonyms: Calderon de la Barca, Pedro Calderon de la Barca.






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"Calderon" Quotes from Famous Books



... prose, and pretty dismal when they are turned into verse, as is more frequent, for the Spanish mind delights in the jingle of rhyme. The fine old Spanish drama is vanishing day by day. The masterpieces of Lope and Calderon, which inspired all subsequent playwriting in Europe, have sunk almost utterly into oblivion. The stage is flooded with the washings of the Boulevards. Bad as the translations are, the imitations are worse. The original plays produced by the geniuses of the Spanish Academy, for which they are crowned ...
— Castilian Days • John Hay

... invested with a glamour which had an all-compelling charm, and noble protectors were never wanting. Among the actresses of notoriety in this Spanish carnival of life, the most celebrated were Maria Riquelme, Francisca Beson, Josefa Vaca, and Maria Calderon, familiarly known to the theatre-goers as la bella Calderona. Philip IV., as much infatuated as the meanest of his subjects by the glitter of the footlights, never lost an opportunity when at his capital to spend his evenings in the royal box, where he showed his appreciation ...
— Women of the Romance Countries • John R. Effinger



Words linked to "Calderon" :   poet, playwright, dramatist



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