by Alfonso Sastre · Castalia Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497405379
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«Escuadra hacia la muerte» is the play by Alfonso Sastre, published by Castalia Ediciones in paperback (208 pages), and includes «La mordaza».
The volume brings together two works by Alfonso Sastre. «Escuadra hacia la muerte» follows five soldiers sent as an advance party in a hypothetical Third World War: an anti-militarist denunciation of fear, loyalty and death. «La mordaza», premiered in 1954, deals in a veiled way with dictatorship, repression and censorship.
Volume 61 of the Clásicos Castalia collection, with edition, introduction and notes by Farris Anderson; first edition published in 2012.
For fans of twentieth-century Spanish theatre and literature students looking for an annotated edition of two classic works by Alfonso Sastre.
Alfonso Sastre was a Spanish playwright, essayist, and critic associated with the Generation of '36 movement. He was an outspoken critic of censorship during the reign of General Francisco Franco and the ensuing political regime arising from the 1978 Constitution altogether. His most noteworthy plays include Death Squad (1953), The Gag (1954), Death Thrust (1960), and Tragicomedy of the Gypsy Celestina (1984).
