by Ángel de Saavedra duque de Rivas · Espasa-Calpe SA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423920709
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«Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino» and «El desengaño en un sueño» are two dramatic works by the Duke of Rivas, published by Espasa-Calpe in paperback.
Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino consolidated romantic drama in Spain after its premiere in 1835. Its protagonist, a passionate hero, embodies a forbidden love that clashes with social prejudices and the code of honor, while an adverse fate drags him towards fatality. The volume closes with «El desengaño en un sueño».
1980 edition in the Selecciones Austral collection, with a prologue by Carlos Ruiz Silva; 275 pages.
For readers of Spanish theatre classics and literature students, especially those interested in Romanticism.
Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, 3rd Duke of Rivas was a Spanish poet, dramatist and politician who was Prime Minister of Spain in 1854. He is best known for his play Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino (1835), the first romantic success in the Spanish theater.
