The Satin Slipper Hughes ISBN: 978-1950970544

ISBN: 978-1950970544

His reception into the Catholic Church brings not peace

Josef Pieper harmonizes philosophy and theology to show the relationship between God and man

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The Satin Slipper Hughes ISBN: 978-1950970544By Paul Claudel The Satin Slipper is a sweeping drama, set in the Spanish empire at the turn of the sixteenth century and permeated with a heady brew of Catholic doctrine and devotion. Colossal in scope, the play makes all the world its stage, centering on the love between the passionate Rodrigo and the self sacrificing Prouheze, wife to Rodrigos rapacious rival. Around his two primary subjects, Claudel weaves a vastly intricate tapestry of politics,