The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

The oafish but persistent corregidor is thwarted at every turn, mistakenly arrested by his own constables, and suffers the peasant justice of being tossed with a blanket in a finale of general merriment.įor Diaghilev, Falla increased the size of the orchestra and eliminated some incidentals from the second part, while adding a solo specifically for Leonid Massine, who choreographed the new ballet and danced the part of the miller. (They also provided the scenario for El amor brujo, below.)Īlarcón’s novella contains a confusing amount of incident, but the central narrative line follows the traditional characters of a jealous miller, his beautiful young wife, and a lecherous corregidor (the local magistrate, whose position was symbolized by his three-cornered hat). Falla brought this to the stage first as the pantomime El corregidor y la molinera, on a scenario in two scenes written by his usual collaborators, the husband-and-wife team of Gregorio Martínez Sierra and María Lejárraga. Diaghilev and Falla discussed several potential projects, settling on an adaptation of the 19th-century writer Pedro Antonio de Alarcón’s comic novella El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat). Prominent among them was the impresario Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes, which became particular favorites of King Alfonso XIII. Ships from Southampton, New York.During World War I, neutral Spain received an invigorating influx of foreign artists looking for alternative markets to those along the usual Paris-Berlin-Vienna routes. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo.

NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. A lovely copy of this beautifully illustrated edition of Pedro Antonio de Alarcón’s classic novel. Slipcase has some shelf wear with rubbing at a few corners and small dent to center of spine. Book is like new clean with no writing or names.

Signed by artist Roger Duvoisin on limitation page in back. In orange paper over boards slipcase stamped in black. Black cloth over gray patterned boards stamped in gold with orange topstain. Published by The Limited Editions Club, 1959. Binding: Hardcoverįirst Edition Thus, First Printing (Copy #255 of 1,500).

Pedro Antonio de Alarcon The Three-Cornered HatĮdition: Limited Book Condition: Collectible - Like New Publisher: The Limited Editions Club, 1959.

The Three-Cornered Hat by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón