| Module Identifier | SPM0430 | ||
| Module Title | TWENTIETH-CENTURY SPANISH THEATRE | ||
| Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
| Co-ordinator | Professor Gwynne Edwards | ||
| Semester | Semester 2 | ||
Aims of the module
The module provides an insight into the major trends in Spanish theatre in the 20th century, moving from innovations of the
pre-Franco period to the oblique techniques employed by dissident dramatists during the dictatorship.
Ramon del Valle-Inclan, Luces de Bohemia; Federico Garcia Lorca, Bodas de sangre; Alfonso Sastre, Escuadra hacia la
muerte; Antonio Buero Vallejo, Las meninas.
Reading Lists
Books
Edwards G. (1980)
The Theatre Beneath the Sand. London: Marion Boyars
Edwards G. (1985)
Dramatists in Perspective: Spanish Theatre in the Twentieth Century. Cardiff University of Wales, Press
Lyon J. (1983)
The Theatre of Valle-Inclan,. Cambridge: C.U.P.
Zahareas, A N (ed). (1968)
Ramon del Valle-Inclan. An Appraisal of his Life and Works. New York
Anderson F. (1971)
Alfonso Sastre. New York
Domenech R. (1973)
El teatro de Buero Vallejo. Madrid
Nicholas R L. (1972)
The Tragic Stages of Antonio Buero Vallejo. Valencia