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Don Alvaro, or the Force of Fate (1835): A Play by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas
Duke Of Rivas Angel de Saavedra
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Description for Don Alvaro, or the Force of Fate (1835): A Play by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas
Paperback. Don Alvaro, or the Force of Fate was the benchmark Romantic play of early nineteenth-century Spain. This English translation is designed for either classroom use or performance. The play tells of the torrid love of the mysterious Don Alvaro and the lovely Dona Leonor, and how fate intervenes. Translator(s): Fedorchek, Robert M. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
Don Alvaro, or the Force of Fate by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas (1791-1865), premiered in 1835 in Madrid and changed the Spanish stage forever after. It was the benchmark Romantic play of early nineteenth-century Spain. In this English edition designed for either classroom use or performance, Robert Fedorchek presents a readable translation faithful to the tone and spirit of the original. Joyce Tolliver enhances the book with a rich introduction highlighting the work's lasting significance. The play tells of the torrid love of the mysterious Don Alvaro and the lovely Dona Leonor, and how fate intervenes - by ... Read more
Don Alvaro, or the Force of Fate by Angel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas (1791-1865), premiered in 1835 in Madrid and changed the Spanish stage forever after. It was the benchmark Romantic play of early nineteenth-century Spain. In this English edition designed for either classroom use or performance, Robert Fedorchek presents a readable translation faithful to the tone and spirit of the original. Joyce Tolliver enhances the book with a rich introduction highlighting the work's lasting significance. The play tells of the torrid love of the mysterious Don Alvaro and the lovely Dona Leonor, and how fate intervenes - by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813213972
SKU
V9780813213972
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99-50
About Duke Of Rivas Angel de Saavedra
Robert M. Fedorchek is Professor of Spanish at Fairfield University. He has translated into English numerous works, among them Stories of Enchantment from Nineteenth-Century Spain, Juan Valera's Dona Luz, and Concha Castroviejo's The Garden with Seven Gates. Joyce Tolliver is Associate Professor of Spanish and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has published widely on nineteenth-century ... Read more
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