by Duque de Rivas · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420660196
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«Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino» is the romantic drama by the Duke of Rivas, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (216 pages, in Spanish).
Premiered in 1835, this work of Spanish romantic theatre follows don Álvaro, a man pursued by an adverse fate, social prejudices and the code of honour. With Andalusian legends, impossible loves and violence, it defined the romantic hero and inspired Verdi for his opera «La forza del destino».
The Alianza Editorial edition belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo - Literatura collection and includes an introduction by Enrique Baltanás.
For students of Spanish literature and readers of nineteenth-century romantic theatre.
Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, 3rd Duke of Rivas was a Spanish poet, dramatist and politician who was Prime Minister of Spain in 1854. He is best known for his play Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino (1835), the first romantic success in the Spanish theater.
