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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yerma canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| author | Federico García Lorca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | desire for motherhood versus social norms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
poetic drama
ⓘ
symbolist drama ⓘ |
| endingType | tragic ending ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Teatro Español NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
rural drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
stage adaptations in multiple countries ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Generation of '27 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Juan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Víctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Yerma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La casa de Bernarda Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Andalusian folk elements
ⓘ
choral scenes ⓘ songs ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.