"Lorca is one of the few indisputably great dramatists of the twentieth century" Observer The Shoemaker's Wonderful Wife and The Love of Don Perlimplin use an old story of the old man married to the young wife to expose the social attitudes of a traditional Spain bound by rigid concepts of decency, reputation and honour. The Puppet Play deploys the puppets' uninhibited and passionate emotions as a direct attack on the 'tedious triviality' of commercial theatre. The Butterfly's Evil Spell explores the themes of love and frustration, while When Five Years Pass is a surrealist play with references to the film Un Chien Andalou [The Andalusian Dog] by Lorca's friend and collaborator, Luis Bunuel.
- ISBN10 0413691004
- ISBN13 9780413691002
- Publish Date December 1994 (first published 12 April 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 March 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 160
- Language English