Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino

Synopsis of Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino

«Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino» is the play by Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, published by Hermes in paperback (213 pages, in Spanish).

The story centres on don Álvaro, a man pursued by fate, and his love story with doña Leonor, marked by honour and fatality. The protagonist struggles against a destiny that seems inescapable in a passionate action, full of contrasts, typical of Spanish Romantic theatre.

Originally published in 1835, it belongs to Spanish Romanticism and is one of the central works of Spanish Romantic theatre.

Suitable for students of Spanish literature and readers interested in the classics of 19th-century theatre.