Yerma

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 Herculeanstruggle against the curse of infertility. The woman?s barrennessbecomes a metaphor for her marriage in a traditional society thatdenies women sexual or social equality. Her desperate desire for achild drives her to commit a terrible crime at the end of the play.This Student Edition comes complete with a full i ...