The intercultural 'game' between language and language in La Lupa by Verga and in Bodas de sangre by Lorca

Abstract

This article aims to compare and analyze the language issues and solutions as well as the way the presented world is constructed through the usage of language within a Spanish literary trend, Generación del 27, and Italian Realism. The analyzed works are theatrical plays Bodas de sangre by Federico García Lorca and La Lupa by Giovanni Verga. The conducted analysis focuses on the usage of regional languages and dialects, and their transposition (or lack thereof) into a national language in the fields of semantics, semiotics, and stylistics. The case study also includes elements of the authors’ biographies and takes into consideration their interest in sociology of the unprivileged class and ethnology. The article introduces and compares the evolution of the theatrical play in southern Italy and Spain and emphasizes the similarities and concurrences which have not been given sufficient attention in literary studies.