Blood Wedding | Essays and Criticism

  • A Celebration and Criticism of Social Life and Conformity

    In the following essay, Carol Dell'Amico examines how García Lorca's story celebrates community, social life and living at the same time that it points to the necessity of rebellion in situations where social laws and mores are oppressive or unduly limiting.

  • Overview of Blood Wedding

    In the following essay, Robert Cantú examines the structure of Blood Wedding with regard to its formal aspects associated with tragedy of the Spanish Golden Age.

  • A Feast of Lorca

    In the following essay, Mona Molarsky provides an overview of the countries that performed Lorca's plays for his 100th birthday commemoration.

  • The Mythic Pattern in Lorca's Blood Wedding

    In the following essay, R. A. Zimbardo analyzes the symbolic imagery and its relationship to the characters.

  • Thematic Patterns in Lorca's Blood Wedding

    In the following essay, Eva K. Touster discusses the concept of “modern poetic drama” through a variety of styles.