Playwrights and their stage works 

Ramón María del Valle-Inclán

(1866-1936)

Spanish poet, novelist, and dramatist. Born Ramón Jose Simón Valle y Pena, he later adopted the name Ramón María del Valle-Inclán.

PLAYS

Unless otherwise noted, the plays were first performed in Madrid.

  1. Cenizas (Ashes). Melodrama, prologue and 3 acts. Written 1899. Published 1899. Produced Teatro de Lara, Dec. 7, 1899. Early version of El yermo de las almas.
  2. Tragedia de ensueño (Dream Tragedy). Drama, 1 act. Written 1903. Published 1903.
  3. Comedia de ensueño (Dream Comedy). Drama, 1 act. Written 1905.
  4. El marqués de Bradomín (The Marquis of Bradomin). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1905. Published 1907. Produced Teatro de la Princesa, Jan. 25, 1906.
  5. Águila de blasón (The Emblazoned Eagle). Drama, 5 acts. Written 1907. Published 1907. Produced Teatro Espanol, Mar. 20, 1960.
  6. Romance de lobos (Wolf Song). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1907. Published 1908.
  7. El yermo de las almas (The Desert of Souls). Melodrama, prologue and 3 acts. Written 1908. Published 1908. Revision of Cenizas.
  8. La farsa infanta de la cabeza del dragón (The Dragon's Head). Farce, 6 scenes. Written 1910. Published 1914. Produced Teatro de la Comedia, Mar. 5, 1910.
  9. Cuento de abril (April Tale). Verse play, 3 scenes. Written 1910. Published 1910. Produced Teatro de la Comedia, Mar. 19, 1910.
  10. Voces de gesta (Epic Voices). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1911. Published 1911. Produced Teatro de la Princess, May 26, 1912.
  11. La marquesa Rosalinda (The Marchioness Rosalinda). Farce, 3 acts.
    Written 1911. Published 1913. Produced Teatro de la Princesa, January, 1912.
  12. El embrujado (The Bewitched). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1912. Published 1913. Produced Teatro Munoz Seca, Nov. 11, 1931.
  13. La enamorada del rey (The Girl Enamoured of the King). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1920. Published 1920.
  14. Luces de bohemia (Lights of Bohemia). Esperpento, 15 scenes. Written 1920. Published 1920. Produced Paris, 1963; Madrid, 1971.
  15. Divinas palabras (Divine Words). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1920. Published 1920. Produced Teatro Espanol, Nov. 16, 1933.
  16. Farsa y licencia de la reina castiza (Farce of the Chaste Queen). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1920. Produced Teatro Munoz Seca, June 3, 1931.
  17. Los cuernos de don Friolera (The Horns of Don Friolera). Esperpento; prologue and epilogue, 12 scenes. Written 1921. Published 1921. Produced Rome, 1934; Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Feb. 14, 1936.
  18. Cara de plata (Silver Countenance). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1922. Published 1922.
  19. La cabeza del Bautista (The Head of John the Baptist). Puppet melodrama, 1 act. Written 1924. Published 1924. Produced Teatro del Centro, Oct. 17, 1924.
  20. La rosa de papel (The Paper Rose). Puppet melodrama, 1 act. Written 1924. Published 1924. Produced Teatro del Centro, Oct. 17, 1924.
  21. Sacrilegio (Sacrilege). Drama, 1 act. Written 1924. Published 1927. Produced Teatro del Centro, Oct. 17, 1924.
  22. Ligazón (The Bond). Drama, 1 act. Written 1926. Published 1926. Produced Teatro del Cfrculo de Bellas Artes, Dec. 19, 1926.
  23. La hija del capitán (The Captain's Daughter). Esperpento, 7 scenes. Written 1927. Published 1927.
  24. Las galas del difunto (The Corpse's Regalia). Esperpento, 7 scenes. Written 1927. Published 1930.

CRITICISM