by Duque de Rivas · ESPASA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423998739
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«Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino» is the romantic drama by Duque de Rivas, published by Espasa in paperback (280 pages, in Spanish).
A theatrical work premiered in 1835 that consolidated romantic drama in Spain. Set against Andalusian legends, it tells the story of a passionate and brave hero, marked by an ideal love and pursued by an adverse fate; social intransigence, prejudice and traditional honour eventually drive him to a tragic end.
Edition by Carlos Ruiz Silva with an appendix by Juan Francisco Peña, in the Austral Collection. Published in 2000 in the New Edition / Recommended Reading series.
Recommended for students approaching Romanticism and for readers of classics of Spanish literature.
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.
