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Lorca: Yerma (Hispanic Classics) (Spanish Edition)
J. Minett
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Description for Lorca: Yerma (Hispanic Classics) (Spanish Edition)
Paperback. One of Lorca's best known plays tells the story of a young peasant wife in rural Spain whose sole conscious desire is to embody what she regards as the natural, moral and social laws governing her life as a woman in motherhood. Translator(s): Macpherson, J.R.; Minett, J.; Lyon, John E. Num Pages: 138 pages, translation, commentary. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
One of Lorca's best known plays tells the story of a young peasant wife in rural Spain whose sole conscious desire is to embody what she regards as the natural, moral and social laws governing her life as a woman in motherhood. The tragedy of Yerma, which literally means 'barren', in this powerful and emotive drama, is that she remains childless and so is denied the dignity and the emotional fulfilment which traditionally only the role of mother could bring. The frustration of Yerma's maternal instinct, the only acceptable channel for her ... Read more
One of Lorca's best known plays tells the story of a young peasant wife in rural Spain whose sole conscious desire is to embody what she regards as the natural, moral and social laws governing her life as a woman in motherhood. The tragedy of Yerma, which literally means 'barren', in this powerful and emotive drama, is that she remains childless and so is denied the dignity and the emotional fulfilment which traditionally only the role of mother could bring. The frustration of Yerma's maternal instinct, the only acceptable channel for her ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Aris & Phillips
Condition
New
Number of Pages
138
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856683381
SKU
V9780856683381
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About J. Minett
Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Ian R. Macpherson (Durham) and Jacqueline Minett with a General Introduction by John E. Lyon (Bristol)
Reviews for Lorca: Yerma (Hispanic Classics) (Spanish Edition)
The translation was made for the Peoples Theatre in Newcastle by Professor I.R.Macpherson and Dr J. Minett (University of Durham), and is presented alongside the original Spanish text in which the dramatists own voice is there to speak for itself." The book is enhanced by John Lyons "excellent introduction to Lorcas life and work... and Minetts perceptive discussion of the ... Read more