The Trickster-Function in the Theatre of Garca Lorca - 9781855660748

The Trickster-Function in the Theatre of Garca LorcaAuthor(s): Sarah Wright\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Tamesis Books\nISBN-13: 9781855660748, 978-1855660748\nSynopsis\nAn important contribution to the understanding of the theatrical output of major figure of Spanish literary canon.\n\nDrawing on anthropology, psychoanalysis, and literary theory, this book uses the image of the trickster to argue for a fresh and original reading of Garca Lorca's plays, highlighting androgyny, male fantasy, masochism, masqueradeand the carnivalesque. The study includes detailed textual analyses of Amor de Don Perlimpln con Belisa en su jardn, As que pasan cinco aos and El pblico, as well as extensive examination of La zapatera prodigiosa and Bodas de sangre; in addition it makes reference to the lesser known El sueo de la vida, Retablillo de Don Cristbal, Dragn and El loco y la loca, together with a relevant selection of Garcia Lorca's drawings and .