Yerma |
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Author:
| García Lorca, Federico Edwards, Gwynne |
ISBN: | 978-1-283-47852-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
Publisher: | Methuen Publishing Limited
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $15.59 |
Book Description:
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Yerma (meaning 'Barren') is one of three tragic plays about peasants and rural life that make up Lorca's 'rural trilogy'.It is possibly Lorca's harshest play following a woman's Herculeanstruggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrennessbecomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society thatdenies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for achild drives her to commit a terrible crime at the end of the play.This Student Edition comes complete with...
More DescriptionYerma (meaning 'Barren') is one of three tragic plays about peasants and rural life that make up Lorca's 'rural trilogy'.It is possibly Lorca's harshest play following a woman's Herculeanstruggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrennessbecomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society thatdenies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for achild drives her to commit a terrible crime at the end of the play.This Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction; plot synopsis;commentary on characters, context and themes; bibliography; chronology, and questions for study.