{"product_id":"billy-the-kid-and-other-plays-10-paperback","title":"Billy the Kid and Other Plays, 10 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRudolfo Anaya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCecilia J. Aragón\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by), \u003cb\u003eRobert Con Davis-Undiano\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile award-winning author Rudolfo Anaya is known primarily as a novelist, his genius is also evident in dramatic works performed regularly in his native New Mexico and throughout the world. \u003ci\u003eBilly the Kid and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e collects seven of these works and offers them together for the first time. Like his novels, many of Anaya's plays are built from the folklore of the Southwest. This volume opens with \u003ci\u003eThe Season of La Llorona\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Anaya fuses the Mexican legend of the dreaded \"crying woman\" with that of La Malinche, mistress and adviser to Hern n Cort s. Southwestern lore also shapes the title play, which provides a Mexican American perspective on the Kid--or Bilito, as he is known inNew Mexico--along with keen insight into the slipperiness of history. \u003ci\u003eThe Farolitos of Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMatachines\u003c\/i\u003e uncover both the sweet and the sinister in stories behind seasonal New Mexican rituals. Other plays here address loss of the old ways--farming, connection to the land, the primacy of family--while showing the power of change. The mystery \u003ci\u003eWho Killed Don Jos ?\u003c\/i\u003e uses the murder of a wealthy sheep rancher to look at political corruption and modernization. \u003ci\u003eAy, Compadre \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAngie\u003c\/i\u003e address aging and death, though with refreshing humor and optimism. Elegant and poetic, intense and funny, these are the plays Anaya considers his best. The author tells how each originated, while Cecilia J. Arag n and Robert Con Davis- Undiano offer critical analysis and performance history. Both Anaya fans and readers new to his work will find this collection a rich trove, as will community theaters and scholars in Chicano literature and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.99 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757668237600,"sku":"9780806142258","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/30c42fb61d0e44ac271aa31f0b9d7f29.webp?v=1780108349","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/billy-the-kid-and-other-plays-10-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}