This volume offers a comprehensive collection of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's three great plays, The Wonder-Working Magician, Life is a Dream, and The Purgatory of Saint Patrick. Translated fully from the original Spanish in the distinctive meter of the original, these masterpieces of Spanish Baroque drama are brought vividly to life for English-speaking readers. This book is an essential resource for students and enthusiasts of Spanish literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.