Para el cielo y los altares

work by Benavente y Martínez

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Para el cielo y los altares is a play written by Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, a prominent Spanish dramatist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922. Published in 1928, the play was prohibited by the Spanish government because it prophesied the fall of the monarchy. Benavente was known for bringing social criticism to drama, moving from declamatory verse to prose and from melodrama to comedy, focusing on dialogue and intellectual interplay. His extensive body of work, over 150 plays, is comparable to that of Spain's Golden Age playwright Lope de Vega.

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Jacinto Benavente y Martínez
In 1928 his play Para el cielo y los altares (“Toward Heaven and the Altars”), prophesying the fall of the Spanish monarchy, was prohibited by the government. During the Spanish Civil War Benavente lived in Barcelona and Valencia and was for a time under arrest. In 1941 he reestablished…
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In 1928 his play Para el cielo y los altares (“Toward Heaven and the Altars”), prophesying the fall of the Spanish monarchy, was prohibited by the government. During the Spanish Civil War Benavente lived in Barcelona and Valencia and was for a time under arrest. In 1941 he reestablished…
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