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Valle Inclan: The Grotesque Farce of Mr Punch the Cuckold (Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics) (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Warner, Robin; Keown, Dominic

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9780856685422: Valle Inclan: The Grotesque Farce of Mr Punch the Cuckold (Aris & Phillips Hispanic Classics) (Spanish Edition)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0856685429 ISBN 13: 9780856685422
Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 1991

Synopsis

It may well be the sheer virtuosity of its writing that has deprived English audiences hitherto of an opportunity to appreciate Los cuernos de Don Friolera . This comic masterpiece by Spain's most innovative modern dramatist provides a provocatively sardonic treatment of marital infidelity and honourable revenge. Intricate in construction and thoughtful in the issues it raises, the play is nonetheless vivid in its impact as it veers disconcertingly between witty debate, uproarious farce and ludicrously overblown melodrama. The traditions and institutions which, in the 1920s (and, in some cases, for most of this century), blocked Spain's path to modernization and progress are mercilessly lampooned. The translation seeks to convey the dramatic point of the dialogue, its innuendos, allusions and shifts of register, rather than a strict literalness.

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About the Author

Robin Warner and Dominic Keown are well-respected in their field.

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Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Publication date
1991
Language
Spanish
ISBN 10 
0856685429
ISBN 13 
9780856685422
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144
Rating
  • 3.17 out of 5 stars
    29 ratings by Goodreads