Download or read book Reason and the Passions in the Comedias of Calderón written by David Jonathan Hildner and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1982 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both reason and exalted passions become the preserve of noble blood in Calderón's plays. The concern of his characters that they not commit a "low" action, is not simply a Christian concern with avoiding sin. The characters are much more concerned with practicing a virtue which will distinguish them from the vulgar.