Yerma
first publication date: 1934
genre: tragedy
original title: Yerma
original language: Spanish
characters: Yerma, Juan, Victor, Maria, Dolores, Sister-in-law I, Sister-in-law II, Pagan Old Woman, Male, Female, Boy, Shepherd, Child, Washerwoman I, Washerwoman II, Washerwoman III, Washerwoman IV, Washerwoman V, Washerwoman VI, Washerwoman VII, Woman I, Woman II, Old Woman I, Old Woman II, Man I, Man II, Man III, Girl I, Girl II
Yerma [ˈɟʝeɾma] is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1934 and first performed that same year. García Lorca describes the play as "a tragic poem." The play tells the story of a childless woman living in rural Spain. Her desperate desire for motherhood becomes an obsession that eventually drives her to commit a horrific crime. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
1- date of publication: 1994ISBN-13: 978-84-206-4617-6
Works based on Yerma 2
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