La Casa de Bernarda Alba (Spanish Texts) (English and Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Federico García Lorca (Author), Herbert Ramsden (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0719009502 | ISBN-13: 978-0719009501

Obra genial, una de las piezas capitales del teatro de este siglo, La casa de Bernarda Alba responde a la formula que conjuga el teatro de calidad con las posibilidades de funcionamiento dentro de los circuitos comerciales, de acuerdo con el proposito que el autor se habia planteado a partir de 1932 (...). La casa de Bernarda Alba pertenece a una serie literaria muy en boga desde finales del siglo XIX y en el primer tercio de siglo: el drama rural.

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Editorial Reviews

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'Professsor Ramsden gives very good value on the areas discussed. His analysis is exhaustive, scrupulously balanced and illuminating.' --Bulletin of Hispanic Studies

'This edition's major contribution is the well-conceived and executed introduction. The reader is led on a step-by-step journey through the Lorca text as well as through the particular biographical circumstances that had an impact on the play. The presentation is clear, orderly and intelligent.' --Modern Languages Journal

Language Notes

Text: Spanish, English

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Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press (January 15, 1988)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0719009502
• ISBN-13: 978-0719009501
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,494,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sad tale of of a young girl, her mother and her sisters., January 7, 1998

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This review is from: La Casa de Bernarda Alba (Spanish Texts) (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Fredrico Garcia Lorca, not only understands human nature but he was able to place his poetic prose on paper.

Humans can only indure so much, especially when you are a young girl with a love for life, in love and desperate for color in the bleak eight years of mourning. Only the saddest things can only happen when you are the youngest daughter of a bitter, spiteful mother and the youngest sister of old maid sisters, who must be married before you can ever be.

This drama provides a look at life after death in turn of the century Spain. Lorca portrays life realistically, it can also be said that this drama is how Lorca himself viewed his life and love through the symbolisms of the customs in turn of the century Spain.

I would recommend this drama to everyone, not only for it's beautiful prose but for a closer look at human nature when all that is loved is lost. It is the _Romeo and Juliet_ of Classic Spanish Drama. JMS

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars POWERFUL, ROMANTIC...., November 1, 2001

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E. Villarreal "marivigi" (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Casa De Bernarda Alba (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

This is an incredible play, and it is hard to imagine that it was written so long ago, for it has an everlasting effect... It deals with culture, bitterness, love, loss, tragedy and family.

It is above all a book about the great expectations a young girl has with life, and how her mother and sisters destroy them. It is a sad tale, but it is written in such a powerful way that you simply cannot put the book down without finishing it.

Es un libro conmovedor que hable de la cultura, la familia, la tragedia, la separacion y el amor...
Los personajes son muy reales, crudos y a veces muy crueles.
Habla sobre una joven y sus suenos, asi como las consecuencias de sonar y de querer lograr mas de lo que se esperado.
Es una historia triste y tragica pero escrita y manejada de una manera incomparable por un escritor brillante.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars muy interesanta para los estudiantes de espaniol, October 24, 2000

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"tcherepashka" (near Chicago, IL, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Casa de Bernarda Alba (Castalia Didáctica) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

i have read this play 3 times in classes for spanish language literature, and i just can't get enough. it is tough at times, vocabulary and such, BUT well worth it! tugs at the heartstrings and takes a good look at the way women were treated and considered in those times. buena suerte y si alguien quiere platicar conmigo de esta obra, mandame un email a [e-mail]!