Bernarda Alba is a widow, and her five daughters are incarcerated in mourning along with her. One by one they make a bid for freedom, with tragic consequences. Lorca's tale depicts the repression of women within Catholic Spain in the years before the war.
The House of Bernarda Alba is Lorca's last and possibly finest play, completed shortly before he was murdered by Nationalist sympathisers at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Inspired by real characters and described by the author as 'a true record of village life', it is a tragic tale of frustration and explosive passions in a household of women rulled by a tyrannical mother.
Translated and edited, with commentary and invaluable student notes by Gwynne Edwards.
A bilingual edition with parallel English and Spanish texts, it is perfect for anyone studying Spanish literature as well as students of drama and literature courses.
A set text for SQA (Scotland) Higher Drama.
This Student Edition features a synopsis of the play, an extensive commentary, bibliography, notes on words and phrases, and questions for further study.
A Preview of The House of Bernarda Alba is available here.
| ISBN: | 9780713686777 |
| Publication date: | 2nd November 2009 |
| Author: | Federico Garcia Lorca |
| Publisher: | Methuen Drama an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Methuen Drama Student Editions |
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