Yerma
Garcia Lorca, Federico, 1898-19362008
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'Yerma' is one of three tragic plays about peasants and rural life that make up Lorca's rural trilogy. It follows a woman's Herculean struggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's barrenness becomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society that denies women sexual or social equality. Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price The tale of an impassioned childless woman living with her husband in rural Spain. Tortured by her incessant longing to conceive a child, she is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. This edition, translated and introduced by Jo Clifford, also contains a chronology and suggestions for further reading.
Main title:
Yerma / Federico Garcia Lorca ; translated and introduced by John Clifford.
Imprint:
London : Nick Hern, 2008.
Collation:
128 p. ; 16 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781854595782 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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BRN:
874389
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