Divinas palabras :  Tragicomedia de aldea

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Divinas palabras : Tragicomedia de aldea

by Ramón del Valle-Inclán

ES·~1 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

Índice

1:57:29

Description

A lively, off‑beat tragedy unfolds in a remote village churchyard, where the gruff sacristan Pedro Gailó tends the fading candles and mutters prayers to himself. His routine is shattered when a wandering troupe of strangers— a restless couple and their small child, each bearing a different name— sets up beside the stone columns. Their sharp‑tongued banter and a bitter exchange over a missing child quickly draw the attention of the locals, exposing the tangled web of old grudges, dubious parentage and desperate survival.

The play’s humor is as biting as its sorrow, blending rustic dialect with witty insults and vivid, almost surreal character sketches. As Pedro attempts to impose moral order, Lucero and the fierce Poca Pena clash over duty, guilt and the fear of divine judgment. Their volatile dialogue hints at deeper secrets and a community teetering on the edge of chaos, inviting listeners to experience a richly textured portrait of provincial life where comedy and tragedy are inseparable.

Details

Language

es

Duration

~1 hours (112K characters)

Series

Opera omnia. vol. XVII

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Spain: Imprenta Yagües, 1920.

Credits

Ramón Pajares Box. (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Digital Hispánica/Biblioteca Nacional de España.)

Release date

2023-02-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Ramón del Valle-Inclán

Ramón del Valle-Inclán

1866–1936

A fiercely original voice in modern Spanish literature, he helped reshape drama and fiction with bold, satirical works that still feel startlingly alive. Best known for pushing theater toward the grotesque and the visionary, he remains one of Spain’s most distinctive writers.

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