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Two additional comedies, published here in book form in English for the first time, are The Billy-Club Puppets ― a guignol-type farce with delicate wit; and The Butterfly’s Evil Spell, an "insect comedy" about a beetle-poet who aspires to be a butterfly.
Federico García Lorca’s position as one of the few geniuses of the modern theatre was firmly established in the English-speaking world with his Three Tragedies. Here, with an introduction by the dramatist’s brother, Francisco García Lorca, are five of his “comedies,” in the authorized translations, extensively revised to reflect recent Lorca scholarship and to convey the sparkle, freshness, and magic of the original Spanish. The Shoemaker’s Prodigious Wife tells of a young beauty married to an old man, a theme that often concerned Lorca. The resolution for the earnest shoemaker, who leaves home and comes back disguised as a puppeteer, is lighthearted, but there is underlying pathos. The Love of Don Perlimplin is again about a girl who weds someone much older, this time a bookish, 18th-century gentleman, who seeks an original but sardonic way out of the situation. According to Lorca himself, “Dona Rosita is the outer gentleness and inner scorching of a girl in Granada who, little by little, turns into that grotesque and moving thing ― an old maid in Spain.”"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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Federico Garcia Lorca's position as one of the few geniuses of the modern theatre was firmly established in the English-speaking world with his Three Tragedies. Here with an introduction by the dramatist's brother, Francisco Garcia Lorca, are five of his 'comedies, ' in the authorized translations, extensively revised to reflect recent Lorca scholarship and to convey the sparkle, freshness, and magic of the original Spanish.
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- PublisherPenguin Books Ltd
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0140480889
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PENGUIN PLAYS - FIVE PLAYS COMEDIES AND TRAGICOMEDIES - THE BILLY-CLUB PUPPETS, THE SHOEMAKER'S PRODIGIOUS WIFE, THE LOVE OF DON PERLIMPLIN AND BELISA IN THE GARDEN, DONA ROSITA, THE SPINSTER, THE BUTTERFLY'S EVIL SPELL
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Book Description Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. Penguin Plays. First impression of the first UK paperback edition of this collection. With a 12 age introduction by Francisco García Lorca at the fore, written in August, 1963. ***Near fine in silver-grey colour-printed wrappers. Edges of wrappers just very slightly rubbed. Covers clean, but with some marks and creasing commensurate with age and handling [see scans]. Paper slightly browned. No reading creases to the spine, just some slight production creasing at the bottom of the spine. No foxing. No tears. Spine tight. ***181 mm x112 mm. 238 pages plus a section on the Music for the Songs, and a publisher's catalogue at the rear. ***Contents: The Billy-Club Puppets, The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife, The Love of don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden, Dona Rosita, the spinster, The Butterfly's Evil Spell, ***'Federico García Lorca is undoubtedly the most important Spanish dramatist of this century. His murder during the Spanish Civil War made him a romantic figure in the eyes of the world, but his lasting fame will rest in the sheer poetry of his plays. The five plays in this volume were written over a period of sixteen years, from 1919 to 1935. They demonstrate the developing quality of García Lorca's work, while an introduction by Francisco García Lorca, Federico's brother, indicates some of the roots of his creative process.' (Quote from rear wrapper blurb). ***First impression of the first paperback edition of this collection. ***Of interest to collectors of Federico García Lorca, 1970s Penguin titles and collectable paperbacks. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # PB127
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