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.
- 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.
- Tragedia de ensueño (Dream Tragedy). Drama, 1 act. Written 1903. Published 1903.
- Comedia de ensueño (Dream Comedy). Drama, 1 act. Written 1905.
- El marqués de Bradomín (The Marquis of Bradomin). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1905. Published 1907. Produced Teatro de la Princesa, Jan. 25, 1906.
- Águila de blasón (The Emblazoned Eagle). Drama, 5 acts. Written 1907. Published 1907. Produced Teatro Espanol, Mar. 20, 1960.
- Romance de lobos (Wolf Song). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1907. Published 1908.
- El yermo de las almas (The Desert of Souls). Melodrama, prologue and 3 acts. Written 1908. Published 1908. Revision of Cenizas.
- 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.
- Cuento de abril (April Tale). Verse play, 3 scenes. Written 1910. Published 1910. Produced Teatro de la Comedia, Mar. 19, 1910.
- Voces de gesta (Epic Voices). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1911. Published 1911. Produced Teatro de la Princess, May 26, 1912.
- La marquesa Rosalinda (The Marchioness Rosalinda). Farce, 3 acts.
Written 1911. Published 1913. Produced Teatro de la Princesa, January, 1912. - El embrujado (The Bewitched). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1912. Published 1913. Produced Teatro Munoz Seca, Nov. 11, 1931.
- La enamorada del rey (The Girl Enamoured of the King). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1920. Published 1920.
- Luces de bohemia (Lights of Bohemia). Esperpento, 15 scenes. Written 1920. Published 1920. Produced Paris, 1963; Madrid, 1971.
- Divinas palabras (Divine Words). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1920. Published 1920. Produced Teatro Espanol, Nov. 16, 1933.
- Farsa y licencia de la reina castiza (Farce of the Chaste Queen). Farce, 3 acts. Written 1920. Produced Teatro Munoz Seca, June 3, 1931.
- 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.
- Cara de plata (Silver Countenance). Drama, 3 acts. Written 1922. Published 1922.
- 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.
- La rosa de papel (The Paper Rose). Puppet melodrama, 1 act. Written 1924. Published 1924. Produced Teatro del Centro, Oct. 17, 1924.
- Sacrilegio (Sacrilege). Drama, 1 act. Written 1924. Published 1927. Produced Teatro del Centro, Oct. 17, 1924.
- Ligazón (The Bond). Drama, 1 act. Written 1926. Published 1926. Produced Teatro del Cfrculo de Bellas Artes, Dec. 19, 1926.
- La hija del capitán (The Captain's Daughter). Esperpento, 7 scenes. Written 1927. Published 1927.
- Las galas del difunto (The Corpse's Regalia). Esperpento, 7 scenes. Written 1927. Published 1930.
CRITICISM
- H. Ginter, Die Kunst Don RamOn Maria del Valle-Inclan, Rostock, 1937
- M. Fernandez Almagro, Vida y literatura de Valle-Inclan, Madrid, 1943
- F. Madrid, La vida altiva de Valle-Incldn, Buenos Aires, 1943
- R. G6mez de la Serna, Don RamOn Maria del Valle-Incldn, Buenos Aires, 1944
- E. S. Speratti Pinero, La elaboraciOn artistica en Tirano Banderas, Mexico City, 1957
- R. Sender, Valle Incldn y la dificultad de la tragedia, Madrid, 1965
- A. Risco, La estetica de Valle-Incldn en los "Esperpentos" y en "El ruedo ibarico," Madrid, 1966
- E. S. Speratti Piller°, De "Sonata de ototio" al esperpento: Aspectos del arte de Valle-Incldn, London, 1968
- A. Zahareas, RamOn del Valle-Incldn: An Appraisal of His Life and Works, New York, 1968
- R. Cardona and A. N. Zahareas, Vision del esperpento, Madrid, 1970
- J. A. HormigOn, RamOn Maria del Valle Incldn: la politica, la cultura, el realismo y el pueblo, Madrid, 1972
- S. M. Greenfield, Valle Incldn: Anatomia de un teatro problematic°, Madrid, 1972
- R. Lima, An Annotated Bibliography of RamOn del Valle Inclan, Pennsylvania State University, 1972
- F. Ruiz Ramdn, Historia del teatro esparto!: Siglo XX, 3d. ed., Madrid, 1977, pp. 92-140.