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Yerma

By Federico García Lorca
Series: Student Editions
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Yerma (meaning 'Barren') is a tragic play by Federico Garcia Lorca, part of his 'rural trilogy' focusing on peasant life. It tells the story of a woman’s intense and tragic struggle with infertility, which symbolises her confinement in a traditional society that denies women equality. The narrative explores themes of desire, social pressure, and despair, culminating in a harrowing climax.
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This powerful drama is suited for readers interested in classic theatre, social issues, and feminist themes, as well as those studying Spanish literature and rural life in the early 20th century.

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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. Her desperate desire for a child drives her to commit a terrible crime.

A set text: AQA AS/A level Drama & Theatre StudiesStrong sales to schools and universities of Lorca play volumes2006 is the 70th anniversary of his death

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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 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. Her desperate desire for a child drives her to commit a terrible crime at the end of the play.

Series: Student Editions

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780713683264

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 February 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Contributors:

  • Edited by Prof Gwynne Edwards
  • Introduction by Prof Gwynne Edwards
  • Translated by Prof Gwynne Edwards

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 231g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Federico Garcia Lorca was born in 1898, in Andalusia, Spain. A poet anddramatist, and also a gifted painter and pianist, his early popularballads earned him the title of 'poet of the gypsies'. In 1930 heturned his attention to theatre, visiting remote villages and playingclassic and new works for peasant audiences. In 1936, shortly after theoutbreak of Civil War, he was murdered by Nationalist partisans. Hisbody was never found.

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