In apologizing for the publication of so free translations of so famous a poet as Calderon, I must plead, first, that I have not meddled with any of his more famous plays; not one of those on my list being mentioned with any praise, or included in any selection that I know of, except the homely Mayor of Zalamea. Four of these six indeed, as many others in Calderon, may be lookt on as a better kind of what we call melodramas. Such plays as the _Magico Prodigioso_ and the _Vida es Sueño_ (I cannot rank the _Principe Constante_ among them) require another translator, and, I think, form of translation. Secondly, I do not believe an exact translation of this poet can be very successful; retainin…
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