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Pedro Calderón de la Barca (born January 17, 1600, Madrid, Spain—died May 25, 1681, Madrid) was a dramatist and poet who succeeded Lope de Vega as the greatest Spanish playwright of the Golden Age.
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Calderón de la Barca was born into the minor Spanish nobility in Madrid, where he lived for most of his life. He served as soldier and a knight of the military and religious Order of Santiago, but later became a Roman Catholic priest.
May 18, 2018 · Pedro CalderÓn de la Barca. 1600–1681. Actor. Destined for the Church. Pedro Calderón de la Barca grew up in a strict household, an experience that left its mark on his later plays, many of which treat characters who disobey their dictatorial fathers.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681) was a distinguished Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. Born in Madrid, Spain, he is known for his significant contributions to Baroque literature [1†] .
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca, (born Jan. 17, 1600, Madrid, Spain—died May 25, 1681, Madrid), Spanish playwright. He abandoned religious studies in 1623 to write plays for the court of Philip IV of Spain.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre.