Love, desire and identity in the theatre of Federico García Lorca / Paul McDermid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDermid, Paul, author.

Series:

Colección Támesis. Monografías ; Serie A, 241.

Colección Támesis. Serie A: Monografías ; 241

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936--Dramatic works.

García Lorca, Federico.

Desire in literature.

Love in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, UK ; Rochester, NY : Tamesis, 2007.

Summary:

Physical desire and metaphysical love in the theatre of Federico Garc©Ưa Lorca. A dialectical tension between physical desire and metaphysical love lies at the heart of the theatre works of Federico Garc©Ưa Lorca, and the deployment of queer theory's critique of gender and identity is surprisingly effective inthis discussion of love versus desire. Seldom is enough attention paid to the poet's early works, and so this book offers a timely review of the 'religious tragedy' Cristo, as well as Mariana Pineda, uncoveringin these early offerings an explicit proposal of the supremacy of love over desire. A meditation on the fragmentary and challenging El p©ðblico yields a vivid panorama of identity in crisis, and a paradigmatic Lorcan sacrifice of self for love. The ostensibly more conventional tragedies of Amor de Don Perlimpl©Ưn con Belisa en su jard©Ưn and Yerma are also reassessed in terms of self-sacrifice and self-love. The study concludes with an argument for a practical re-reading of La casa de Bernarda Alba, which emphasises how the play might be saved from po-faced realism with music, humour and drag performance. PAUL McDERMID lectures in Spanish at Queen's University Belfast.

Contents:

Introduction

I. Jesus of love: the profane passion and holy spirit of the young poet's Cristo

II. Mariana Pineda: iconic martyr to love – III. The sacrifice of identity in Amor de Don Perlimplín con Belisa en su Jardin

IV. El público: struggling with identity – V. ¡Hijo de mi alma! – gender inversion and the metaphysical 142 reproduction of the Self in Yerma

VI. Beyond the outer walls: transvestite masquerade and transcendent escape in La casa de Bernarda Alba – Conclusion – Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 May 2023).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-211) index.

ISBN:

1-282-18560-8

9786612185601

1-84615-565-7

9781846155659 (electronic book)

OCLC:

646625039