Yerma by Federico García Lorca

Yerma

Federico García Lorca with Gwynne Edwards (Illustrator)

137 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics play emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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Yerma (meaning 'Barren') is one of three tragic plays about peasants and rural life that make up Lorca's 'rural trilogy'. It is possibly Lorca's harshest play following a woman's Herculean struggle against the curse of infertility. The woman's bar...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 983 reviews

Moods

emotional: 71%

sad: 69%

dark: 57%

reflective: 51%

tense: 40%

challenging: 23%

inspiring: 7%

mysterious: 6%

adventurous: 3%

funny: 2%

informative: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

58% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
74% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
59% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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