L' annuncio a Maria

Una de las obras más difíciles de reseñar. ¿Cómo empezar? No es una obra de teatro sobre la escena bíblica que describe el título, su trama nada tiene que ver, en apariencia. En apariencia. Es una historia desarrollada en la Edad Media, en la época de la Guerra de los 100 años entre Francia e Inglat Leggi tutto

3'5 Drama de Claudel de intensa simbología católica, razón por la cual algunos lectores encontrarán dificultades en conectar del todo con la historia. A mí me ha pasado. Lamentablemente, no he desarrollado la sensibilidad adecuada capaz de captar y degustar los ricos matices que propone el autor. El Leggi tutto

May be Four and Half Stars. The theme of the play is very much Christian/Catholic. Let me also warn the reader of this review that I am not divulging anything of the play. But at the same time, let me assure you that the plot is developed in an interesting and engaging manner with some splendid dialo Leggi tutto

«Se o primeiro instante da história em que este facto começou a acontecer, em que o eu se encontrou como uma pepita na praia, (...) e se o primeiro instante disto é Abraão – porque o primeiro instante em que o homem se embateu nesta diversidade misteriosa que lhe disse qualquer coisa de si, se o pri Leggi tutto

I read 4 and 5 star reviews of this play and 1 and 2 star reviews. I agree with both sides; hence, my three-star rating. This play does have beautiful moments, lovely language and phrases that can easily be quotes made into memes and shared on Facebook or Instagram. However, the plot and characters

Yes, it might have more biblical intertextuality than you think for the year it was published in. Besides belonging to the expression of the catholic beliefs from the author, it has a lot to do with the fact that the characters live in the middle ages. The story of Violaine and her family is display Leggi tutto

What did I read?!? Seriously it felt like me and the people who wrote the synopsis read almost different books. Either way Mara is a legend, fave character from this book. *I had to bump my rating because I realized that it was pretty interesting