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Title: La dama del alba by Alejandro Casona, Juan R. Castellano ISBN: 0-13-521642-7 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 01 December, 1972 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.67 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Where was the Nobel Committee in 1944?
Comment: I have to ask myself why Alejandro Casona didn't win the Nobel Prize for this play and others and why he isn't better known outside Spain and Latin America. This stuff easily stands comparison with the best of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams and even (dare I say it?) Shakespeare.
"La dama del alba" is an extremely sad, profound play, very well written, and one that keeps your attention continuously. While I wouldn't say that Spain's postwar playwrights are the most optimistic in the world, but Alejandro Casona is a happy exception. Even though his plays don't exactly have "happy" endings, they still don't end in a depressing way, something that makes them stand out against the bulk of "serious" plays written in the 20th century. They're endings are full of hope, something that makes them essentially end-less. They could almost go on acting themselves out beyond the stages on which they are performed.
And what's more, this one takes place in Asturias, one of the most beautiful regions of Spain and "patria chica" of a favorite professor of mine. Where was the Nobel Committee in 1944?
Rating: 5
Summary: Gripping play, fun way to learn Spanish.
Comment: I read this play in a college Spanish class. The play was very good, and It really motivated me to figure out what was being said. Reading Spanish literature is a great way to learn Spanish, this is a must read for anyone who is learning Spanish.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best Spanish plays ever written
Comment: This play is a masterpiece of the Spanish language. The play is inspiring, rich in the use of the language and a precise reflection of the people of Asturias (a region in Northern Spain). I fully recommend it. There is no reason for anybody educated not to like it (unless you're from Newton, MA, you're name is Alan Flamerwald and you don't know how to write nor read in Spanish). Please, read the play and judge.
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Title: El Camino (Coleccion Destinolibro) by Miguel Delibes ISBN: 8423310353 Publisher: Destino Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispanica by Carmelo Virgillo, Edward Friedman, Teresa Valdivieso ISBN: 0070123322 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Pub. Date: 25 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $64.30 |
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Title: Intermediate Spanish Series Text: Literatura y arte by John G. Copeland, Lynn A. Sandstedt, Ralph Kite ISBN: 0030294312 Publisher: Heinle Pub. Date: 09 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $53.95 |
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Title: Rosaura a las diez by Denevi, Yates ISBN: 0137832346 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 02 January, 1964 List Price(USD): $29.67 |
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Title: 501 Spanish Verbs by Ph.D Christopher Kendris, Ph.D Theodore N. Kendris ISBN: 0764124285 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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