Yerma

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Yerma is a tragic play by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca that explores themes of infertility, honor, and societal pressure in rural Spain.

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
tragedy
author Federico García Lorca
centralConflict desire for motherhood versus social norms
countryOfOrigin Spain
dramaticForm poetic drama
symbolist drama
endingType tragic ending
firstPerformanceCountry Spain
firstPerformanceDate 1934
firstPerformanceLocation Madrid
firstPerformanceTheatre Teatro Español
genre rural drama
tragedy
hasAdaptation film adaptations
stage adaptations in multiple countries
television adaptations
literaryMovement Generation of '27
mainCharacter Juan
Old Woman
Víctor
Yerma
narrativeFocus a woman unable to conceive
notableFor critique of traditional honor codes
exploration of female sexuality within conservative society
lyrical language
originalLanguage Spanish
partOfTrilogy Lorca's rural trilogy
settingLocation rural Spain
settingPeriod early 20th century
structure three acts
studiedIn Hispanic literature courses
theatre studies courses
theme fatalism
female desire
honor
infertility
marital conflict
oppression of women
religion and superstition
societal pressure
trilogyIncludes Bodas de sangre
La casa de Bernarda Alba
uses Andalusian folk elements
choral scenes
songs

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