The Trickster-Function in the Theatre of Garca Lorca

An important contribution to the understanding of the theatrical output of major figure of Spanish literary canon. Drawing 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 prose. Dr SARAH WRIGHT lectures in Hispanic Studies at the University of Hull.