Modernism · Poetry / drama
Yerma
by Federico García Lorca. A major work by Federico García Lorca exploring desire, death, repression; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1934
- Origin
- Spain
- Era
- Modernism
- Genre
- Poetry / drama
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Federico García Lorca exploring desire, death, repression; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.