García Lorca
(1898-1936) Spanish poet and playwright. His plays include Bodas de sangre/Blood Wedding 1933 and La casa de Bernarda Alba/The House of Bernarda Alba 1936. His poems include Lament, written for the bullfighter Mejías. Lorca was shot by the Falangists during the Spanish Civil War.
Lorca was born in Granada, and Romancero gitano/Gypsy Ballad-book 1928 shows the influence of the Andalusian songs of the area. In 192930 Lorca visited New York, and his experiences are reflected in Poeta en Nuevo York/Poet in New York 1940. Returning to Spain, he founded a touring theatrical company and began to write plays.
Spanish poet. See Lorca, Federico García.
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