Comedias bárbaras

work by Valle-Inclán

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The Comedias bárbaras is a trilogy of plays by Spanish author Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, published in 1907, 1908, and 1923. Set in a semi-feudal Galicia, these works are written in dialogue form, giving them the feel of extended cinematic dramas. The trilogy features a recurring protagonist and marks a shift in Valle-Inclán's aesthetic, moving away from the beauty-focused Modernismo movement. This series initiated his exploration of a more stylized and critical approach to literature, which would later evolve into his signature esperpento style.1

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Spanish literature
Novels and essays
The trilogy Comedias bárbaras (1907, 1908, 1923), set in an anachronistic, semifeudal Galicia and linked by a single protagonist, is in dialogue form, which gives these novels the feel of impossibly long cinematographic dramas. This series initiated Valle’s aesthetic movement away from Modernismo’s quest for beauty, which…
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The trilogy Comedias bárbaras (1907, 1908, 1923), set in an anachronistic, semifeudal Galicia and linked by a single protagonist, is in dialogue form, which gives these novels the feel of impossibly long cinematographic dramas. This series initiated Valle’s aesthetic movement away from Modernismo’s quest for beauty, which…
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