by Duque de Rivas · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437600574
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«Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino» is the romantic drama by Duque de Rivas, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
Considered a landmark of Spanish theatre, the play premiered in 1835 and marked the triumph of Romanticism over neoclassical norms. The drama mixes violent actions with costumbrista scenes, and alternates verse and prose under the influence of a fatal fate that drags don Álvaro, paradigm of the romantic hero, towards his destruction.
The work belongs to the Letras Hispánicas collection, edited by Alberto Sánchez.
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.
