The Satin Slipper Hughes “The essays in this volume

“The essays in this volume are more than a memorial to a great educator

His reception into the Catholic Church brings not peace

For the past twenty-five years

writing and teaching in the fields of history

Albert Hackett

The Satin Slipper Hughes “The essays in this volumeBy 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,