یرما
Sign in to saveYerma 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.
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- Author
- Federico García Lorca
- First published
- 1944
- Editions
- 15
- Subjects
- Spanish language, Readers, Garcia lorca, federico, 1899-1936, Drama (dramatic works by one author)
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Key facts
- Play.name
- Yerma
- Play.image
- Margarita Xirgu y Pilar Muñoz en Yerma.JPG
- Play.caption
- Margarita Xirgu and Pilar Muñoz in a scene of the play.
- Play.writer
- Federico García Lorca
- Play.characters
- YermaJuanVictorMariaDoloresTwo Sisters-in-lawPagan Old WomanMaleFemaleBoyShepherdChildSix WasherwomenTwo GirlsTwo WomenTwo Old WomenThree MenSeven Young GirlsChildren
- Play.premiere
- 1934
- Play.genre
- Tragedy
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Full text
Yerma | Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Federico García Lorca
- Genre
- tragedy
- Image
- Margarita Xirgu y Pilar Muñoz en Yerma.JPG
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- form of creative work
- play
- work available at URL
- www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/yerma-775116/html
- illustrator
- Georges Wakhévitch
- Commons category
- Yerma
- date of first performance
- 1934-00-00
- language of work or name
- Spanish
- location of first performance
- Teatro Español
- title
- Yerma
- publication date
- 1934-01-01
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