80 pages • 2 hours read
Federico García LorcaBlood Wedding
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1932A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Before You Read
Super Short Summary
In Blood Wedding, a young man, the Bridegroom, prepares to marry, but his Mother's distrust grows due to the Bride's past romance with Leonardo, a member of a rival family. On the wedding day, Leonardo and the Bride elope, leading to a tragic pursuit and confrontation. Themes include the clash between personal desire and social order, women's struggles in patriarchal society, and intense emotion. The play contains themes of violence and murder.
Reviews & Readership
Review Roundup
Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca is lauded for its lyrical language, vivid imagery, and deep exploration of passion and fate within a rural Spanish setting. Critics appreciate the intense emotional depth and complex characters, although some find the symbolism heavy-handed and the pacing uneven. Overall, it remains a powerful and evocative tragedy.
Who Should Read Blood Wedding?
A reader who would enjoy Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding is likely passionate about poetic and tragic drama. Fans of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Arthur Miller's The Crucible will appreciate Lorca's exploration of love, fate, and societal pressures within a rural Spanish setting. Ideal for those intrigued by lyrical language and deep emotional conflicts.
RecommendedReading Age
18+yearsLexile Level
NPBook Details
Play: Tragedy
Play: Drama
Latin American Literature
Trauma / Abuse / Violence
Emotions/Behavior: Conflict
Emotions/Behavior: Hate & Anger
Emotions/Behavior: Revenge