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Federico Garcia LorcaSpanish Poet and Playwright, Also a Painter, Pianist and Composer
Brief biography of Federico García Lorca, his life, poetry, and works. Leading Spanish poet and playwright, also a composer, painter and pianist.
Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) was a great Spanish playwright and poet whose central themes in his work were love, passion and violent death. Known as the 'poet of blood,' from the violence in his plays and his own tragic death, he is famous for his Gypsy Ballads and play trilogy: Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba. Early Life of Federico García LorcaGarcia Lorca was born on June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros near the Spanish city of Granada into a wealthy family. He attended college in Madrid, and early on decided he was going to be a writer. Through recitals of his poetry he became well known even before the publication of his Book of Poems when he was 23. Many of his poems were strongly influenced by Spanish gypsy songs and the rhythms of flamenco music. These songs, known as Gypsy Ballads, became his best-known collection, including Canciones and Romancero Gitano. Life with Other IntellectualsAt the same time he read law at the University of Granada, he also studied music and collaborated with composer Manuel de Falla. He lived in the Residence de Estudiantes, Madrid's place for the intellectuals. He became friends with Spanish writer Ramon Jimenez, and worked with Salvador Dali and Louis Bunuel in some productions. Dramatic Trilogy Play and Elegiac PoemGarcia Lorca's plays use powerful imagery and language as his poetry. His most successful tragic dramas were written after a year spent in New York in 1929. He is best known for his dramatic trilogy, the tragedies Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding), Yerma, and La Casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba). All plays signify García Lorca's fascination with the conflict between human instincts and the restrictions forced on people by society. The elegiac poem Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter, which he wrote after the death of a friend, has often been regarded by critics as his greatest poem. He wrote it after the death of a bullfighter friend. Last YearsIn 1936 the Spanish Civil War began. One of his friends during this time was Pablo Neruda. Although García Lorca had no real involvement in politics, the right-wing forces that seized control in the south of Spain saw him as an enemy and a friend of communism. García Lorca hid from the soldiers but was found and arrested. On August 19 at age 38 at Granada, he was executed by firing squad and buried in the grave that he had been forced to dig for himself. He died at the young age of 38, on August 19, 1936. Published Works by García Lorca
Other Writers during the Spanish Civil war
Tribute to García LorcaInternational Artists Exhibit in his honour in Granada, Spain Sources:Chambers Biographical Dictionary, edited by Una McGovern (2002) Larousse Dictionary of Writers, edited by Rosemary Goring (1994)
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