La casa de Bernarda Alba ('The House of Bernarda Alba') is a play by the Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca. Along with Bodas de sangre and Yerma it forms Lorca's Rural Trilogy. It was written in 1936, and first performed in 1945, several years after Lorca's death. The play centers on the events of an Andalusian house,in which the title character wields total control over her five daughters Angustias (39 years old), Magdalena (30), Amelia (27), Martirio, (24), and Adela (20). The housekeeper (La Poncia) and Bernarda's mother (Maria Josefa) also live there. The deliberate exclusion of any male charcacter from the action is hugely significant as it helps to build up the high level of sexual tension that is present throughout the play. Pepe "el Romano", Bernarda's daughter's love interest, never appears on stage. A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca (June 5, 1898 – August 19, 1936) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, also remembered as a painter, pianist, and composer. ... Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) is a play by the Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87 268 km²  17,2% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 1st  7 478 432  17,9%  85,70...

The play explores themes of repression, passion, and conformity, and inspects the effects of men upon women. Bernarda's cruel tyranny over her daughters foreshadows the stifling nature of Franco's fascist regime, which was to arrive just a few weeks after Lorca finished writing his play. Lorca's association with a number of intellectuals who belonged to the Spanish Communist Party such as Rafael Alberti was to result in his assassination shortly after the outbreak of Civil War in July 1936. Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalísimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ... Categories: Communist parties | Spanish political parties ... Rafael Alberti (16 December 1902 - 28 November 1999) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of 27. ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Muslim Conquest of Iberia Timeline of Muslim Occupation Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External link

• Full text of the play in Spanish