La casa de Bernarda Alba

Synopsis of La casa de Bernarda Alba

La casa de Bernarda Alba (1936) is one of the most well-known and frequently performed plays by Federico García Lorca, and the last one he published before his death. Set in a time when women were bound by tradition and oppression, the play follows Bernarda Alba, a strong and authoritarian woman who forces her five daughters into an eight-year period of mourning and seclusion in their home following the death of her second husband. The play explores the intense struggle between repression and the desire for freedom.

This edition, published by Ardea, presents this classic of Spanish theater in a concise 82-page format, making it an essential read for those interested in Lorca's dramatic work and the social themes of his time.