by Federico García Lorca · Plaza & Janes Editories Sa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401423826
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«La casa de Bernarda Alba» is the play by Federico García Lorca, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (140 pages, in Spanish).
Set in a rural area, the play shows Bernarda Alba, who after being widowed imposes eight years of mourning on her five daughters. The arrival of a suitor unleashes envy and repressed desire among the sisters; the drama opposes social law to the law of blood.
The play closes the trilogy of tragedies by Federico García Lorca begun with Bodas de sangre and continued with Yerma. Colección Ave Fénix, 165/2, with a prologue by Andrés Amorós.
Suggested reading age from 15 years; suitable for those approaching Spanish theatre.
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements into Spanish literature.
