by Carlos Arniches · Espasa Calpe · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423973224
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«El amigo Melquíades; y La señorita de Trevélez» is the theatre volume by Carlos Arniches published by Espasa Calpe in paperback (201 pages).
The volume brings together two plays by Carlos Arniches. «El amigo Melquíades» portrays popular Madrid at the start of the 20th century with costumbrista humour and traditional characters, while «La señorita de Trevélez» mixes the comic and the dramatic in a farce that anticipates grotesque tragedy and offers a bittersweet view of society.
It is part of the Austral Collection (number 322); the edition, prepared by Manuel Seco, includes both complete works.
Recommended for readers of classic Spanish theatre and for those who want to learn about Arniches's evolution from the sainete to grotesque tragedy.
Carlos Arniches Barreda was a Spanish playwright, born in Alicante. His prolific work, drawing on the traditions of the género chico, the zarzuela and the grotesque, came to dominate the Spanish comic theatre in the early twentieth century.
