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FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA : LITERARY APPROACH.

IES FRANCISCO ROS GINER, LORCA.

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Federico Garca LorcaFederico Garca Lorca

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PoetryPoetry

F. Garcia Lorcas

poetry develops from

the simplicity of his first

poems to the strength

of Romancero Gitano

(Gypsy Balladas), and also

to the avant-gardic

literary resources in

Poeta en Nueva York.

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By the time he lived

in Madrid at the famous

Residencia de Estudiantes

(1918), he wrote some

poetry books and dramaplays: El maleficio de la

mariposa (1920), Libro de

poemas (1921), Canciones

(1927).

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Paco Ibez, El lagarto est llorando (Paco Ibez, El lagarto est llorando (CancionesCanciones))

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There, he met and became friend of some of the

most important Spanish writers and artists: Rafael Alberti,Miguel Hernndez, Salvador Dal, Luis Buuel, They

were known as the Generacin del 27, or the Silver Age of

Spanish culture.

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One of the most important books of this

period is Poema del cante jondo (1926), in which Lorca

mixes different aspects of the popular and traditionalculture, speciallyfrom Andalusian folklore.

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Romancero gitano (Gypsy Ballads)(1928), has eighteen

romances (ballads) which are about fatalism, revengeand feeling.The eighteen ballads are related with the magic

world of gipsies.Once again ,the poet makes a fusion of

popular and worship culture.

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Marea,Marea, LaLa ciudadciudad dede loslos gitanosgitanos (Romancero(Romancero gitano)gitano)

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Llanto por la muerte

de Ignacio Snchez Mejas

(1935). It is a long poem

about his friend Snchez

Mejas, who was a

bullfighter and also the

President of a football

team.

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Morente y Lagartija Nick, Laaurora de NuevaYork (Morente y Lagartija Nick, Laaurora de NuevaYork (Poeta en NuevaYorkPoeta en NuevaYork))

His two latest poetry books were published

after his death at the beginning of the Spanish

Civil War.

1- Divn del Tamarit (1940) shows the special

attraction to the western culture and the Nature.

2- Poeta en Nueva York (1940) was written during

his stay in New York: the poems are about socialcriticism in an avant-gardic style.

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DramaPlaysDramaPlays

His first great

play is Mariana Pineda,

a story about

happiness, loyalty and

sacrifice.The character

of Mariana Pineda dies

fighting for freedom.

Lorca also funded atheater company La

Barraca.

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After Mariana Pineda,he

wrote Bodas de sangre(put onscene in 1933) a tragedy in

which love, hate and death

are the main forces .

Yerma (1934), the play tells the

story of a childless woman livingin rural Spain. Her desperate

desire for motherhood becomes

and obsession because of the

social norms of her culture.

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La casa de Bernarda Alba(1936), exploresthethemesoftheautohorityagainstfreedom, represion, passionandalso itshowshowforceslikeLovecantbehidden.The

poetdescribedtheplayasthe dramaofwomeninthevillagesofSpain

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KnowingLorcas poemsKnowingLorcas poems

(links)(links)

If you are interested

in learning more

things about FedericoGarca Lorca, you can

visit these websites on

the internet

http://www.garciahttp://www.garcia--lorca.org/Home/Idioma.aspxlorca.org/Home/Idioma.aspx

http://www.loshttp://www.los--poetas.com/a/lorca.htmpoetas.com/a/lorca.htm

http://amediavoz.com/garcialorca.htmhttp://amediavoz.com/garcialorca.htm