The Sleep of Reason Study Guide consists of approx. 45 pages of summaries and analysis on The Sleep of Reason by Antonio Buero Vallejo. Browse the literature study guide below:
The Sleep of Reason is Antonio Buero-Vallejo's two-act play about political tyranny and oppression in 1823 Spain when King Ferdinand VII tortured and executed those in opposition to his rule. King Ferdinand had been deposed by the Liberal faction in Spain and, with the help of France, has just been reinstalled to the throne after a three-year absence. The famous Spanish artist, Francisco Goya, is at the center of the play because of his Liberal position against the king. (
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