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丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賲夭丿賵噩丞 賱賱丿賰鬲賵乇 亘丕賱賲賷
Written in 1964, then banned and only staged in Spain 12 years later after Franco's death, Buero's powerful play tackles the controversial question of political torture. Daniel Barnes is a family man who works as a member of the Political Police in an imaginary country called Surelia. Ordered by his superior to torture a political prisoner, Daniel becomes sexually impotent. After a visit to Dr Valmy, Daniel discovers that his condition is a self-punishment for what he has done to the prisoner. Mary, Daniel's wife, gradually becomes aware of the secrets of her husband's grisly trade and attempts to persuade him to leave the police service, with devastating results. The play focuses not on the victim but on the torturer and the consequences of his actions for his family, marriage and personal relations.
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Antonio Buero Vallejo
99听books90听followersAntonio Buero Vallejo was a Spanish playwright considered the most important Spanish dramatist of the Spanish Civil War. During his career he won three National Theatre Prizes (in 1957, 1958 & 1959), a National Theatre Prize for all his career in 1980, the National Literature Prize in 1996, and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Spain's highest literary honour, in 1986. From 1971 until his death he was a member of the Real Academia Espa帽ola.
From 1934 to 1936 Vallejo studied art and painting at San Fernando Escuela de Arte, in Madrid. During the civil war, he served as a medical aid in the Republican army. After the war he was imprisoned for six years. After being released he wrote Story of a Stairway in 1949. This work presented a graphic picture of Spain after the Civil War and won the Lope de Vega Prize, establishing Vallejo as one of the foremost authors in Spain. While other authors left Spain to escape Franco's censorship, Vallejo stayed in Spain and used symbolism to criticize the government. In 1971, he was elected to the Royal Spanish Academy. In 1994 he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts and the Gold Medal of the Society of Authors of Spain.
A common theme in his work is Spain's problems during and after Franco. In the tragedies there is always a sense of hope for the future. His works make frequent use of the symbolism of the senses鈥攆or example, using the "fiery darkness," in which the protagonist cannot see, as a symbol of Spain's dark situation.
From 1934 to 1936 Vallejo studied art and painting at San Fernando Escuela de Arte, in Madrid. During the civil war, he served as a medical aid in the Republican army. After the war he was imprisoned for six years. After being released he wrote Story of a Stairway in 1949. This work presented a graphic picture of Spain after the Civil War and won the Lope de Vega Prize, establishing Vallejo as one of the foremost authors in Spain. While other authors left Spain to escape Franco's censorship, Vallejo stayed in Spain and used symbolism to criticize the government. In 1971, he was elected to the Royal Spanish Academy. In 1994 he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts and the Gold Medal of the Society of Authors of Spain.
A common theme in his work is Spain's problems during and after Franco. In the tragedies there is always a sense of hope for the future. His works make frequent use of the symbolism of the senses鈥攆or example, using the "fiery darkness," in which the protagonist cannot see, as a symbol of Spain's dark situation.
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July 30, 2023
丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 毓賱賷 賲賵毓丿 賲毓 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱廿爻亘丕賳賷貙 賷毓賳賷 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 毓賱賷 賲賵毓丿 賲毓 丕賱丿賷爻鬲賵亘賷丕 亘兀氐毓亘 兀賳賵丕毓賴丕 .. 賵乇睾賲 兀賳賷 賱丕 兀丨亘 兀丿亘 丕賱丿賷爻鬲賵亘賷丕 廿胤賱丕賯丕 .. 廿賱丕 兀賳賳賷 賱丕 丕爻鬲胤賷毓 賲賯丕賵賲丞 丕賱兀丿亘 丕賱廿爻亘丕賳賷 兀亘丿丕 .
丕賱賱賯丕亍 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賱賷 賲毓 兀賳胤賵賳賷賵 亘丕賷賷禺賵貙 亘毓丿 (丕賱爻賱賲) 賵(卮乇丕賰 丕賱賯丿乇) ..
丕爻鬲賲毓鬲 廿賱賷賴丕 亘氐毓賵亘丞 卮丿賷丿丞貙 賮丕賱賲爻乇丨賷丞 氐毓亘丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 丿賷爻鬲賵亘賷丕 亘兀氐毓亘 賵兀丨胤 兀賳賵丕毓賴丕 ..
賰丕賳 丕賱丕丿丕亍 乇丕卅毓丕 .. 丕爻鬲賲毓鬲 廿賱賷賴丕 賵鬲禺賷賱鬲賴丕 賵賰兀賳賳賷 兀乇丕賴丕 兀賲丕賲賷 .. 廿賱丕 兀賳 丕賱丿賲賵毓 賵丕賱亘賰丕亍 夭丕丿 賲賳 丕賱丕賲乇 氐毓賵亘丞 !
亘丕賷賷禺賵貙 賱賯丿 賳賯賱鬲 廿賱賷賳丕 丿賷爻鬲賵亘賷丕 廿爻亘丕賳賷丞 賲馗賱賲丞 賲賳 兀氐毓亘 賲丕 賷賰賵賳貙 賵賱丕 丕丿乇賷 丨賯丕 賲丕 丕賱丕賰孬乇 氐毓賵亘丞 丕賱丕爻鬲賲丕毓 丕賲 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞貙 賰賱 賲丕 賷賲賰賳賳賷 賯賵賱賴貙 廿賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 賰丕賳 賲乇卅賷丕貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賱氐賵鬲 賲爻賲賵毓丕貙 賵賰丕賳 丕賱兀賱賲 丨丕囟乇丕 賲賱亍 丕賱廿丨爻丕爻 馃ズ馃ズ
April 18, 2012
this play was written before the death of Franco,can be seen as indirect critique of the dictator rigime,an attack on political torture,Daniel Barnes is a family man who works as a member of the Political Police in an imaginary country called Surelia. Ordered by his superior to torture a political prisoner, Daniel had a health problem. After a visit to Dr Valmy, Daniel discovers that his condition is a self-punishment for what he has done to the prisoner. Mary, Daniel's wife, gradually becomes aware of the secrets of her husband's horrible career, and attempts to persuade him to leave the police , with devastating results. The play focuses not on the victim but on the torturer and the consequences of his actions for his family, marriage and personal relations...........
February 19, 2025
Thrilling thrilling thrilling am I a simple girl for loving when a writer makes use of the stage. Thrilled by the story telling, thrilled by the stage layout and thrilled by the expressionistic devices. Hand over my mouth at the tension rising and drama throughout. Love the anticipation for Mary going mad. Feeling nostalgic for Streetcar.
March 12, 2022
亘丕賱賲爻乇丨賷丞 亘毓囟 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 丕賱噩賷丿丞 噩丿丕貙 賵丕賳 賰丕賳鬲 賲卮丕賴丿 兀禺乇賶 睾賷乇 賲鬲爻賯丞 賲毓 亘賳丕亍 丕賱賲爻乇丨賷丞 丕賱匕賷 賷亘丿賵 亘丕賳 亘賴 禺賱賱 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲貙 賱賰賳賴丕 賲毓 匕賱賰 鬲丨丕賮馗 毓賱賶 賳爻賯 鬲胤賵乇 賱賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 噩賷丿 賵賲丨賰賲貙 丨賵丕乇 丕賱賲爻乇丨賷丞 丕賯賵賶 毓賳丕氐乇賴丕 賵亘毓囟 丕賱噩賲賱 丕賱丨賵丕乇賷丞 賲賰鬲賵亘丞 亘匕賰丕亍 賵鬲丨賲賱 丿賱丕賱丕鬲 亘賱賷睾丞 丨賵賱 毓賯賱賷丞 賰賱 賲爻鬲亘丿 賵賲噩乇賲.
April 6, 2017
賲爻乇丨賷丞 乇丕卅毓丞. 兀噩賲賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕 胤乇賷賯丞 毓乇囟賴丕貙 兀賵 鬲賯賳賷賾丞 丕賱毓乇囟.
丕賱賯丕乇卅 賲賵噩賵丿 賲毓 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賮賷 賰賱 鬲賮氐賷賱.. 賮賷 賰賱 噩賲賱丞.. 兀賳鬲 鬲鬲賮丕毓賱 賲毓 丕賱賲爻乇丨賷賾丞 賲丿乇賰丕賸 丕賱賮賳賷賾丞 丕賱毓丕賱賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨鬲賵賷賴丕.
賷乇賰賾夭 丕賱賳氐賾 毓賱賶 丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賱賱卮禺氐賷賾丕鬲貨 廿賳賾賴 賷賯丿賾賲 賱賳丕 丨丕賱丕鬲 賳賮爻賷賾丞 亘毓丿 鬲丨賱賷賱賴丕貙 孬賲賾 賷毓賵丿 賱賷乇賰亘賴丕 賮賷 卮賰賱賴丕 丕賱賲爻乇丨賷.
兀孬亘鬲 亘丕賷賷禺賵 噩丿丕乇鬲賴 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱. 廿賳賾賴 賷毓乇賾賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷賾丞 賲賳 丕賱丿丕禺賱貙 賵賷馗賴乇 賱賳丕 毓賲賯 賳賮賿爻賽賴丕.
賲賱丨賵馗丞: 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 噩賷賾丿丞 噩丿賾丕賸.
兀賳氐丨 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 賵兀鬲賲賳賾賶 賱賱噩賲賷毓 賵賯鬲丕賸 賲賮賷丿丕賸 賲賲鬲毓丕賸.
丕賱賯丕乇卅 賲賵噩賵丿 賲毓 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賮賷 賰賱 鬲賮氐賷賱.. 賮賷 賰賱 噩賲賱丞.. 兀賳鬲 鬲鬲賮丕毓賱 賲毓 丕賱賲爻乇丨賷賾丞 賲丿乇賰丕賸 丕賱賮賳賷賾丞 丕賱毓丕賱賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨鬲賵賷賴丕.
賷乇賰賾夭 丕賱賳氐賾 毓賱賶 丕賱亘毓丿 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賱賱卮禺氐賷賾丕鬲貨 廿賳賾賴 賷賯丿賾賲 賱賳丕 丨丕賱丕鬲 賳賮爻賷賾丞 亘毓丿 鬲丨賱賷賱賴丕貙 孬賲賾 賷毓賵丿 賱賷乇賰亘賴丕 賮賷 卮賰賱賴丕 丕賱賲爻乇丨賷.
兀孬亘鬲 亘丕賷賷禺賵 噩丿丕乇鬲賴 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱. 廿賳賾賴 賷毓乇賾賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷賾丞 賲賳 丕賱丿丕禺賱貙 賵賷馗賴乇 賱賳丕 毓賲賯 賳賮賿爻賽賴丕.
賲賱丨賵馗丞: 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 噩賷賾丿丞 噩丿賾丕賸.
兀賳氐丨 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 賵兀鬲賲賳賾賶 賱賱噩賲賷毓 賵賯鬲丕賸 賲賮賷丿丕賸 賲賲鬲毓丕賸.
January 31, 2020
Only read it for my Spanish culture module, but it was a fantastic & emotive play.
October 26, 2022
Hac铆a bastante que quer铆a leer a Buero Vallejo. Despu茅s de este libro se han multiplicado por 100 las ganas de seguir con el resto de su obra.
March 27, 2020
La doble historia del Doctor Valmy es sin duda una de las mejores obras de Buero. Mienrtas mantiene su estilo metaf贸rico y su esquema de personajes que se enfrentan a la verdad o no, tambi茅n establece una cr铆tica mucho m谩s directa contra el r茅gimen y, concretamente, lo que hac铆an sus polic铆as. Incre铆ble, de verdad.
Por otro lado, Mito, se caracteriza por ser el intento de Buero en una 贸pera. Si bien la trama resulta algo extra帽a, la protesta pol铆tica se mantiene, as铆 como su esquema de personajes y una escenograf铆a que indudablemente dar铆a una representaci贸n magn铆fica.
Buero Vallejo nunca decepciona.
Por otro lado, Mito, se caracteriza por ser el intento de Buero en una 贸pera. Si bien la trama resulta algo extra帽a, la protesta pol铆tica se mantiene, as铆 como su esquema de personajes y una escenograf铆a que indudablemente dar铆a una representaci贸n magn铆fica.
Buero Vallejo nunca decepciona.
May 29, 2018
廿賳 丕賱賲丿賱賵賱 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賶 丕賱匕賶 賷乇賲賶 丕賱賷賴 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賷匕賴亘 丕賱賶 兀亘毓丿 賲賳 賲噩乇丿 廿丿丕賳丞 兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱鬲毓匕賷亘 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷 貙 丕賳賴 賷賯丿賲賴丕 賮賷 噩匕賵乇賴丕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 丕賱毓賲賷賯丞 賵賷丿乇爻 兀爻亘丕亘賴丕 丕賱賳賮爻賷丞 賱丿賶 賲賳 賷賯賵賲賵賳 亘賴丕 貙 賵賷爻鬲賳賮丿 賰賱 賲丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賯丕賱 賮賷 丕賱丿賮丕毓 毓賳賴丕 賵鬲亘乇賷乇賴丕 貙 孬賲 鬲賰賵賳 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 丕賱乇賴賷亘丞 丕賱鬲賶 賷賳鬲賴賶 丕賱賷賴丕 兀賳賴丕 亘丕賱丕囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 賰賵賳賴丕 鬲卮賵賷賴丕鬲 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵賳賮爻賷丞 卮丕卅賳丞 貙 賮賴賶 賱丕 鬲賯囟賶 賮賯胤 毓賱賶 囟丨丕賷丕賴丕 賵丕賳賲丕 毓賱賶 噩賱丕丿賷賴丕 賰匕賱賰 貙 賵賴賷 亘賴匕丕 爻賱丕丨 匕賵 丨丿賷賳 賷噩鬲孬 丕丨丿賴賲丕 丕賱賱丨賲 丕賱亘卮乇賶 丕賱匕賶 賷賯毓 毓賱賷賴 賷賯胤毓 丕賱賷丿 丕賱鬲賶 鬲賲爻賰 亘賴 貙 賵賴賵 賷氐賱 廿賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賳鬲賷噩丞 亘賵爻丕卅賱 丿乇丕賲賷丞 亘丨鬲丞 兀亘毓丿 賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 毓賳 丕賱禺胤丕亘賷丞 兀賵 丕賱賳夭毓丕鬲 丕賱丌禺賱丕賯賷丞 丕賱噩賵賮丕亍
January 21, 2023
Sublime, sorpresa muy grata, apetitoso en todo momento. Esperando secuela.
May 7, 2023
Las palabras entre corchetes por que? interesante y entretenido, importante tema
July 14, 2023
乇丕卅毓丞 賵賲丐孬乇丞
April 22, 2025
Muy s谩dico, me gusta.
March 27, 2024
Dos grandes obras. El compromiso social de Buero est谩 presente en las dos obras de forma clara. Recurrir al mito de Don Quijote en "Mito" y actualizarlo a nuestros d铆as me ha parecido una genialidad. No obstante, me quedo con "La doble historia del doctor Valmy", un alegato directo y duro contra la tortura. Muy recomendable su lectura.
Calificaci贸n: 7/10
Calificaci贸n: 7/10
April 21, 2025
Estoy ENFUEGO
April 26, 2021
La arquitectura teatral de Buero queda m谩s que patente en esta doble historia(2historias, divisi贸n destacada esta vez en el t铆tulo y no en el subt铆tulo como en otras piezas de Buero). Sobre todo, otra vez como en todas sus piezas, el tratamiento de la luz/color y la m煤sica es ESPECTACULAR.
El juego de mu帽ecas rusas en esta obra toma otra dimensi贸n: vemos a las dos Espa帽as eternamente enfrontadas donde una intenta aceptar la crudeza de la verdad mientras que la otra finge que todo es perfecto e intenta "que no decaiga la sonrisa".
Se mantienen los latemotive de Buero: lucha contra el pacto de silencio, encarnar las Espa帽as enfrontadas en distintos personajes, desesperaci贸n del carcelero encarcelado, referencias a la vida es sue帽o, sue帽os, transtornos causados por el trauma de la guerra civil y la posguerra, un deje de predestinaci贸n, el martilleo del eterno nietzscheano, la resistencia al lenguaje del poder y, como no podria ser de otro modo, la puerta abierta al quiz谩s improbable de lo que podr铆a ser.
El final de la obra me rebolvi贸 las tripas. La sensaci贸n de urgencia, peligro, actualidad y desesperaci贸n se traduc铆an a nuestros d铆as con demasiada facilidad. Eso o covid, prefiero pensar que fue la obra.
El juego de mu帽ecas rusas en esta obra toma otra dimensi贸n: vemos a las dos Espa帽as eternamente enfrontadas donde una intenta aceptar la crudeza de la verdad mientras que la otra finge que todo es perfecto e intenta "que no decaiga la sonrisa".
Se mantienen los latemotive de Buero: lucha contra el pacto de silencio, encarnar las Espa帽as enfrontadas en distintos personajes, desesperaci贸n del carcelero encarcelado, referencias a la vida es sue帽o, sue帽os, transtornos causados por el trauma de la guerra civil y la posguerra, un deje de predestinaci贸n, el martilleo del eterno nietzscheano, la resistencia al lenguaje del poder y, como no podria ser de otro modo, la puerta abierta al quiz谩s improbable de lo que podr铆a ser.
El final de la obra me rebolvi贸 las tripas. La sensaci贸n de urgencia, peligro, actualidad y desesperaci贸n se traduc铆an a nuestros d铆as con demasiada facilidad. Eso o covid, prefiero pensar que fue la obra.
October 16, 2011
Disturbing, depressing, delightful. Not often you get all of these rolled into one. Even rarer that I would recommend such a book, but then, this is Antonio Buero Vallejo we're talking about. He's good stuff.
December 25, 2023
Una obra escalofriante, pero impresionante tanto a nivel formal y estructural como argumental. El autor consigue impactar al lector y creo que tiene que ser espectacular (nunca mejor dicho) verla representada.
July 24, 2018
賲賲鬲毓丞 貙氐丕丿賲丞
November 21, 2016
Great play, it discusses police brutality in the Spanish regime in the 60s.
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