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. Edited with invaluable student notes - a must for students of Spanish drama

Lorca is recoginised as one of the truly great playwrights of the twentieth century A 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 year 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 Lorca's work is studied on drama , Spanish and literature courses

About the Author
Federico Garcia 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.

Reviews
'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



Book Information
ISBN 9780713686777
Author Federico Garcia Lorca
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 176g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 13mm