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The Wonder-Working Magician

The Wonder-Working Magician

De La Barca, Pedro Calderon

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ISBN10: 1162712767
ISBN13: 9781162712765
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.45 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
The Wonder-Working Magician is a play written by Pedro Calderon De La Barca, a Spanish playwright from the 17th century. The play is set in ancient Egypt and follows the story of a magician named Cyprian who has made a deal with the devil to gain magical powers. Cyprian uses his powers to help a young couple, Felix and Rosaura, escape from the clutches of an evil sorcerer. However, Cyprian's deal with the devil comes at a cost and he must ultimately face the consequences of his actions. The play explores themes of power, temptation, and redemption. It is considered one of Calderon's most famous works and is still performed today in both Spanish and English-speaking countries.LELIUS. This excelleth, Good, in faith, is it thus to dim The clear light of my resentment, By attributing to me That which solely your offence is!-- Who you are I have to know, Death to give to him who has left me Dead with jealousy here, by coming From this balcony.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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