Description
Book SynopsisAn important contribution to the understanding of the theatrical output of major figure of Spanish literary canon. Drawing on anthropology, psychoanalysis, and literary theory, this book uses the image of the trickster to argue for a fresh and original reading of García Lorca's plays, highlighting androgyny, male fantasy, masochism, masqueradeand the carnivalesque. The study includes detailed textual analyses of Amor de Don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín, Así que pasan cinco años and El público, as well as extensive examination of La zapatera prodigiosa and Bodas de sangre; in addition it makes reference to the lesser known El sueño de la vida, Retablillo de Don Cristóbal, Dragón and El loco y la loca, together with a relevant selection of Garcia Lorca's drawings and prose. Dr SARAH WRIGHT lectures in Hispanic Studies at the University of Hull.
Trade ReviewIntelligent book... Wright understands the material well. TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT A bold book which offers interesting revelations and value judgements. * BULLETIN OF HISPANIC STUDIES *
Table of ContentsIntroduction - the trickster-function in the theatre of Garcia Lorca. Part 1 An invitation to the play: author(ity) and the laughter of signs - the autor/director/poeta and other trickster figures in the theatre of Garcia Lorca. Part 2 The trickster, gender and masquerade: Perlimplin's seduction; femininity, masquerade and the "trompe l'oeil"; "asi que pasen cinco anos - Leyenda del tiempo - masochism and the limits of masculinity; the riddling of difference - representations of the androgyne. Part 3 The body in pain - collectivity and the carnivalesque: the body in pain - elements of the carnivalesque in "El publico". Conclusion - off limits.
