Angel Guimera / Jose Echegaray / Wallace Gillpatrick
''Marta of the Lowlands'' or ''Terra Baixa'' is a three-act play written by Angel Guimera in 1902. The story is set in a small village in Catalonia, Spain, where Marta, a young and beautiful peasant woman, lives with her abusive and alcoholic husband, Joan. Despite her difficult circumstances, Marta remains optimistic and hopeful for a better life. One day, a wealthy landowner named Manelic arrives in the village and becomes enamored with Marta. He offers to take her away from her miserable life and provide her with a better future. However, Marta must choose between her loyalty to her husband and her desire for a better life. The play explores themes of love, loyalty, class, and societal expectations. It is considered a classic of Catalan literature and has been adapted into numerous films, operas, and plays.With An Introduction By John Garrett Underhill.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
