The Phantom Lady

by Pedro Calderón de la Barca · first published 1636

The Phantom Lady (Spanish: La dama duende) is a play by Spanish playwright Pedro Calderón de la Barca. It was written and performed in 1629 and was published for the first time in the Primera parte de comedias de don Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1636). The Phantom Lady is a cloak and dagger play (de capa y espada) which follows the plot of the Invisible Mistress. This plot derives from the myth of Cupid and Psyche, but inverts the role of the protagonists.

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Genre:

Comedy

Original language:

Spanish

Year page:

1636