Edwin Honig. First edition, signed twice by author. Dust Jacket: Fine. An unclipped jacket designed by Hugh Townley. Like new in mylar protective wrapper. Hardcover: Fine. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1972. Black cloth with silver/gold lettering on spine. No markings or writing in the book, like new, 271 pp.
Mr. Honig (1919-2011) was a well-known poet, translator, and author who taught comparative literature at Brown University.
The chapters in this book grew out of two previous books by Honig. These were Calderon: Four Plays (1961) and Life is a Dream (1970).
His present work is a discussion of Calderon's major plays: Secret Vengance for Secret Insult; Devotion to the Cross; The Mayor of Zalamea; The Phantom Lady; Life Is a Dream.
