Doña Rosita the Spinster
by Federico García Lorca, Nilo Cruz

Name: Doña Rosita the Spinster
Brand: Federico García Lorca
SKU: 9780822222354
Rating: 3.83 (4 reviews)

Highlights

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90 minsUnit Set/Multiple Settings

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the emotional depth and poetic language of Doña Rosita the Spinster, highlighting its themes of feminine struggle and the passage of time. Many find Lorca's portrayal of loneliness and societal pressures beautifully crafted, evoking a strong sense of empathy for the main character. However, some express that the play lacks the depth of other works by Lorca and consider it less impactful than his more famous pieces.

Emotional depth and poetic languageStrong themes of feminine struggleBeautifully crafted portrayal of lonelinessLacks depth compared to other Lorca works

Synopsis

THE STORY: A spirited young woman full of life, Doña Rosita spends over two decades waiting for her fiancé to return from abroad and marry her, finally losing all hope as the years pass her by.

Set in Granada, Spain, the play draws symbolic parallels between Doña Rosita and the magically transformative nature of a rose called rosa mutable .

In this lyrical drama, Lorca portrays what he called “the grotesque treatment of women in Spain.”