La Vie Est Un Songe Author:Pedro Calderon de la Barca This edition is a French translation of a play originally written in Spanish, translated by Celine Zins. — Because of a prophecy that he would bring about the downfall of his father and the kingdom, Prince Segismundo of Poland has been imprisoned in a cave for his whole life, with only one old retainer for company. He has no idea of his true iden... more »tity and has gone a bit insane. When he is suddenly taken from this captivity and given his rightful position, he becomes tyrannical and greedy. He is convinced this has all been a dream, which gives him time and space to rethink his behavior, and perhaps prove worthy of another chance. Meanwhile, some lovers are escaping from somewhere else, one of them a woman who disguises herself as a man, and there is also a war.« less