Lorca is recoginised as one of the truly great playwrights of the twentieth centuryA bilingual edition with parallel English and Spanish texts, it is perfect for anyone studying Spanish literature as well as students of drama. The existing edition currently sells over 1000 copies a yearA set text for SQA (Scotland) Higher DramaThis Student Edition features a synopsis of the play, an extensive commentary, bibliography, notes on words and phrases, and questions for further studyLorca's work is studied on drama , Spanish and literature courses
Federico García Lorca was born in 1898, in Andalusia, Spain. A poet and dramatist, and also a gifted painter and pianist, his early popular ballads earned him the title of 'poet of the gypsies'. In 1930 he turned his attention to theatre, visiting remote villages and playing classic and new works for peasant audiences. In 1936, shortly after the outbreak of Civil War, he was murdered by Nationalist partisans. His body was never found.
'Best of all is Ann Mitchell's superb Bernarda Alba, who presides over her daughters like a malevolent mother superior. As polished and shiney as her own furniture, a husk of a woman who puts pride and honour before love and generosity, and who is so out of touch with her own heart that she ignores all the signs of the coming disaster, content to rule her house with her eyes wide shut.' Lyn Gardner, Gaurdian, 30 April 2009 It is a play about what happens to hearts when they are walled up and denied the opportunity to sweel with love and happiness' Lyn Gardener, Gaurdian, 30 April 2009
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