Lorca: Three Plays - Blood Wedding / Yerma / The House of Bernarda Alba

Three of Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume, translated from the Spanish and introduced by Jo Clifford.

About the author

Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) is the author of The House of Bernarda Alba, Yerma and Blood Wedding, among many other plays. He also wrote some of the best poetry in Spanish of the 20th century. He was assassinated during the Spanish Civil War.

Jo Clifford is Professor of Theatre and Bill Findlay Fellow of Stage Translation at Queen Margaret's University College Edinburgh, and Associate Playwright of the Playwrights' Studio, Scotland. Her plays include the original works Losing Venice and Light in the Village, and adaptations of Faust and Celestina all published by NHB. Jo lives in Edinburgh.

Summary

Three of Federico García Lorca's most famous plays in a single volume: Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba. Translated from the Spanish and introduced by one of Scotland's finest playwrights, Jo Clifford.

Product details

• Authors: Federico Garcia Lorca, Federico García Lorca
• Assisted by: Jo Clifford (Translation), Clifford Jo (Translation)
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2017
• EAN: 9781848426320
• ISBN: 978-1-84842-632-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Dimensions: 121 mm x 191 mm x 19 mm
• Series: NHB Classic Plays; Drama Classic Collections
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Spain, DRAMA / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese, Spanish, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Literary studies: plays and playwrights