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 |
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| 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 |
| Release Date | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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