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Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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Dramas and Comedias 

  1. El acaso y el error (Chance and Error). Play. Written ca. 1635/36?
  2. Afectos de odio y amor (Feelings of Love and Hate). Play. Written 1658.
  3. Agradecer y no amar (Gratitude Without Love). Play. Written 1650.
  4. El alcaide de sí mismo (His Own Judge). Play. Written 1636.
  5. El alcalde de Zalamea (The Mayor of Zalamea). Play. Written 1640/ 44.
  6. Amado y aborrecido (Loved and Hated). Play. Written ca. 1650/52. Published ca. 1656 (2nd printing).
  7. Amar después de la muerte o El Tuzaní de la Alpujarra (Love after Death, or Tuzant of Alpujarra). Play. Written 1633.
  8. Amigo, amante y leal (Friendship, Love, and Loyalty). Play. Written ca. 1629/36 (?1629/31). Published 1653.
  9. Amor, honor y poder (Love, Honour, and Power). Play. Produced June 29, 1623. Based on a story by Matteo Bandello.
  10. Antes que todo es mi dama (My Lady First of All). Play. Written ca. 1636. Published 1662.
  11. Apolo y Climene (Apollo and Clymene). Play . Written 1661. Part I of El hijo del sol, Faetón.
  12. Argenis y Poliarco (Argenis and Poliarco). Play. Written ca. 1634.
  13. Las armas de la hermosura (Weapons of Beauty). Play. Written 1652.
  14. A secreto agravio, secreta venganza (Secret Vengeance for a Secret Insult). Play. Written 1635.
  15. El astrólogo fingido (The Feigned Astrologer). Play. Written ca. 1624/25. Published 1633.
  16. Auristela y Lisidante (Auristela and Licidante). Play. Written ca. 1653/60. Published 1663.
  17. La aurora en Copacabana (Dawn in Copacabana). Play. Written ca. 1661.
  18. La banda y la flor (The Scarf and the Flower). Play. Written 1631.
  19. Basta callar (It Is Enough to Keep Silent). Play. Written ca. 1660/61.
  20. Bien vengas, mal, si vienes solo (Welcome, Trouble, if You Come Alone). Play. Written 1635.
  21. Los cabellos de Absalón (Absalom's Hair). Play. Written ca. 1634. Act 2 taken from Tirso de Molina's La venganza de Tamar.
  22. Cada uno para sí (Everyone for Himself). Play. Written 1652.
  23. Las cadenas del demonio (The Devil's Chains). Play. Written ca. 1635/36.
  24. Casa con dos puertas, mala es de guardar (A House with Two Doors Is Difficult to Guard). Play. Written 1629. Published 1636.
  25. El castillo de Lindabridis (The Castle of Lindabridis). Play. Written 1661/63?
  26. Celos, aun del aire, matan (Even Jealousy of the Air Kills). Play. Written 1662?
  27. La cisma de Ingalaterra (The English Schism). Play. Written ca. 1634.
  28. El conde Lucanor (Count Lucanor). Play. Written ca. 1650/51. Published 1661.
  29. Con quien vengo, vengo (I Come with Whom I Come). Play. Written ca. 1634/35. 
  30. ¿Cuál es mayor perfección? (Which Is the Greatest Perfection?). Play. Written ca. 1650/52. Published 1663. 
  31. La dama duende (The Phantom Lady). Play. Written 1629.
  32. Darlo todo y no dar nada (Give Everything or Nothing). Play. Written 1651. 
  33. Dar tiempo al tiempo (Give Time to Time). Play. Written 1650. 
  34. La desdicha de la voz (Her Voice Her Misfortune). Play. Written 1639.
  35. De una causa, dos efectos (From One Cause, Two Effects). Play. Published 1671 (1658?). 
  36. De un castigo, tres venganzas (A Punishment in Three Acts of Revenge). Written ca. 1628. Published 1634. 
  37. La devoción de la cruz (Devotion to the Cross). Play. Written ca. 1633. 
  38. Dicha y desdicha del nombre (The Good and Bad Fortune in a Name). Play. Written ca. 1660/61. Published 1662.
  39. Los dos amantes del cielo (The Two Lovers of Heaven). Play. Written ca. 1636. Published 1636. 
  40. Duelos de amor y lealtad (Duels for Love and Loyalty). Play. Written 1678. 
  41. Eco y Narciso (Echo and Narcissus). Play. Written 1661. 
  42. Los empeños de un acaso (Obliged by Chance). Play. Written 1639. 
  43. El encanto sin encanto (Enchantment Without Enchantment). Play. Written 1650/52. Published (licensed) 1672. 
  44. En esta vida todo es verdad y todo mentira (In This Life Everything Is Both True and False). Play. Written 1659.
  45. El escondido y la tapada (The Hidden Man and the Veiled Woman). Play. Written 1636.
  46. La estatua de Prometeo (The Statue of Prometheus). Play. Written 1669. 
  47. La exaltación de 1a cruz (The Exaltation of the Cross). Play. Written 1648. 
  48. La fiera, el rayo y la piedra (The Beast, the Thunderbolt, and the Rock). Play. Written 1652. 
  49. Fieras afemina amor (Love Tames the Wild Beasts). Play. Written 1669. 
  50. Fineza contra fineza (Favour Against Favour). Play. Written ca. 1669/ 72. 
  51. Fortunas de Andrómeda y Perseo (The Fortunes of Andromeda and Perseus). Play. Written 1653. 
  52. Fuego de Dios en el querer bien (The Fire of God in Loving Well). Play. Written ca. 1640/44. Published 1660. 
  53. El galán fantasma (The Phantom Courtier). Play. Written ca. 1634/ 36. 
  54. El golfo de las sirenas (The Gulf of the Sirens). Play. Written 1656 
  55. La gran Cenobia (The Great Zenobia). Play. Written ca. 1634. 
  56. El gran principe de Fez (The Great Prince of Fez). Play. Written 1668
  57. Guárdate del agua mansa (Beware of Still Water). Play. Written 1649 
  58. Gustos y disgustos son no más que imaginación (Pleasure and Displeasure Are Only Imagination). Play. Written ca. 1634. Published 1656. Produced Valencia, 1638 (first performance?). 
  59. Hado y divisa de Leonido y Marfisa (The Destiny and Emblem of Leonido and Marfisa). Play. Written 1680. 
  60. La hija del afire, Parte I (The Daughter of the Air, Part I). Play. Produced by Adrian López, 1653. 
  61. La hija del afire, Parte II (The Daughter of the Air, Part II). Play. Produced by Adrian López, 1653. 
  62. El hijo del sol, Faetón (Phaeton, the Son of the Sun). Play. Written 1661. 
  63. Los hijos de la fortuna, Teágenes y Cariclea (The Children of Fortune, Theagenes and Chariclea). Play. Written ca. 1651/53. 
  64. El hombre pobre todo es trazas (Poverty Sharpens the Wits). Play. Written 1628. 
  65. El jardín de Falerina (The Garden of Falerina). Play. Written 1648? Based on Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando innamorato. 
  66. El José de las mujeres (The Female Joseph). Play. Written ca. 1640/ 44. Published 1660. 
  67. Judas Macabeo (Judas Maccabaeus). Play. Published 1636. 
  68. Lances de amor y fortuna (The Turns of Love and Fortune). Play. Written 1624/25. Published 1635. 
  69. El laurel de Apolo (The Laurel of Apollo). Play. Written 1657. Produced Mar. 4, 1658. 
  70. Luis Pérez el Gallego (Luis Pérez the Galician). Play. Written 1628. 
  71. El maestro de danzar (The Dancing Master). Play. Written ca. 1651/ 52. 
  72. El mágico prodigioso (The Wonder-Working Magician). Play. Written 1637. 
  73. Mañanas de abril y mayo (Mornings in April and May). Play. Written ca. 1637. 
  74. Mañana sera otro día (Tomorrow Is Another Day). Play. Written 1636. 
  75. Las manos blancas no ofenden (White Hands Do Not Offend). Play. Written 1640. 
  76. El mayor encanto, amor (Love, the Greatest Enchantment). Play. Written 1635. 
  77. El mayor monstruo del mundo (No Monster Like Jealousy). Play. Written ca. 1634. 
  78. El médico de su honra (The Surgeon of His Honour). Play. Written 1635. 
  79. Mejor está que estaba (Fortune Mends). Play. Written 1631. 
  80. El monstruo de los jardines (The Monster of the Gardens). Play. Written ca. 1650/53. 
  81. Mujer, llora y vencerás (Woman, Cry and You Will Conquer). Play. Written 1660. 
  82. Nadie fig su secreto (Keep Your Own Secret). Play. Written ca. 1623/ 24. 
  83. Ni Amor se libra de amor (Not Even Love [i.e., Cupid] Is Free from Love). Play. Written 1662. 
  84. La niña de Gómez Arias (The Daughter of Gómez Arias). Play. Written ca. 1637/39.
  85. No hay burlas con el amor (No Jesting with Love). Play. Written ca. 1631/32. Published 1650. 
  86. No hay cosa como callar (There Is Nothing Like Silence). Play. Written 1638/39. 
  87. No siempre to peor es cierto (Don't Always Believe the Worst). Play. Written ca. 1648/50. Published 1652. 
  88. Origen, pérdida y restauración de la Virgen del Sagrario (Origin, Loss, and Restoration of the Virgin of the Sagrario [of Toledo]). Play. 
  89. Para vencer amor, querer vencerle (To Conquer Lave, Want to Conquer lt). Play. Written ca. 1633. Published 1654. Produced 1650. 
  90. Peor está que estaba (From Bad to Worse). Play. Written 1630. 
  91. El pintor de su deshonra (The Painter of His Own Dishonour). Play. Written ca. 1648/50. Published 1650. 
  92. El postrer duelo de España (The Last Duel in Spain). Play. Written ca. 1651/53. 
  93. Primero soy yo (First Am I). Play. Written ca. l640/42. 
  94. E1 príncipe constante (The Constant Prince). Play. Written 1629. Published 1636. 
  95. La puente de Mantible (The Bridge of Mantible). Play. Written 1632. 
  96. El purgatorio de San Patricio (The Purgatory of St. Patrick). Play. Written ca. 1634. 
  97. La púrpura de la rosa (The Purple of the Rose). Play. Written 1659. Produced Jan. 17, 1660. 
  98. Saber del mal y del bien (Knowledge of Good and Evil). Play. Written 1625. 
  99. El secreto a voces (The Open Secret). Play. Written 1642. 
  100. El segundo Escipión (The Second Scipio). Play. Written 1677. 
  101. La señora y la criada (The Lady and the Maidservant). Play. Written ca. 1636. Published 1679. 
  102. La síbila de Oriente (The Sibyl of the Orient). Play. Written ca. 1634/ 36. 
  103. El sitio de Breda (The Siege of Breda). Play. Written 1625. 
  104. Tambign hay duelo en las damas (Women, Too, Have Honour to Defend). Play. Written ca. 1648/50. Published 1664. 
  105. Los tres afectos de amor (The Three Sentiments of Love). Play. Written 1658. 
  106. Las tres justicias en una (Three Judgments at a Blow). Play. Written ca. 1636/37? 
  107. Los tres mayores prodigios (The Three Greatest Marvels). Play. Written 1636. 
  108. La vida es sueño (Life Is a Dream). Play. Written ca. 1631/32. Published 1636.