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Feted by his contemporaries, Federico García Lorca's status has only grown since his death in 1936: poet, playwright, political martyr, gay icon, champion of women, defender of the oppressed. This book shows just why his fame has endured, through an exploration of Lorca's most popular works: his book of ballads with its distinctly Andalusian setting; the angst-ridden poems he wrote during a period of residence in New York; and finally, his trilogy of tragic plays- Blood Wedding , Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba -with their focus on the lives of women in Spain's rural communities. Via a combination of close reading and historical contextualization, the book guides readers through these works' key themes and concerns, all the while elucidating the significance of Lorca's choice of subject in the particular historical moment. Organized around three main topics-Andalusia's Romani people, the idea of modernity and the condition of women in Spain- the book demonstrates how Lorca applied his poetic sensibilities and lyrical craft to what were, in essence, tangible, real-life issues. What becomes evident is that, even though he was writing at a time when many writers and artists we

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Author

Federico Bonaddio

Publisher

Tamesis Books

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781855663541

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction