Electra by Benito Pérez Galdós

"Electra" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a five-act play premiered on January 30, 1901. The work reimagines the classical Greek myth as a fierce critique of the Catholic Church's growing influence in Spain. A young heroine confronts centuries of religious oppression and fanaticism in a drama that sparked national scandal. The premiere ignited passionate confrontations between liberals and conservatives, with audiences erupting in cheers and protests. Inspired by a real-life controversy involving a young woman and a convent, the play became a cultural and political flashpoint. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Pérez Galdós, Benito, 1843-1920
Editor Bunnell, Otis Gridley, 1868-1929
Title Electra
Note Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(Gald%C3%B3s)
Credits E-text prepared by Ted Garvin, Chuck Greif, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Spanish
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Spanish drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 28002
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Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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