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| List of illustrations | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Abbreviations | p. xix |
| Note on measurements, currency, translations and dates | p. xxi |
| The birthplace: Madrid in 1600 | p. 1 |
| The family background | p. 14 |
| Childhood and early adolescence | p. 25 |
| A turning-point | p. 40 |
| A talent discovered by accident | p. 55 |
| Letters, not arms | p. 71 |
| Blasphemy, sacrilege and lèse-majesté | p. 87 |
| Lessons for controlling personalities | p. 104 |
| Only poetry, not precious stones | p. 129 |
| Taking over from Lope | p. 153 |
| Knight of Santiago | p. 181 |
| Discordant voices | p. 194 |
| The storm gathers | p. 218 |
| War and disillusionment | p. 237 |
| A time to mourn | p. 271 |
| Beginning to recover | p. 288 |
| Epilogue: The glories of the world | p. 316 |
| Appendix: Calderón's dramatic works mentioned in this book | p. 338 |
| Notes | p. 344 |
| Bibliography | p. 395 |
| Index of Calderón's works | p. 435 |
| General index | p. 448 |
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