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Federico García Lorca

Personal information
Surname: García Lorca
First name: Federico
Born: 5 June 1898, Fuente Vaqueros, Spain
Died: 18 August 1936
Biography

Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) is without doubt the most famous Spanish playwright of the twentieth century. His poetry and plays are studied in universities worldwide and his work i... (Read more...)

Further information

Some doubt remains as to whether García Lorca was murdered on 18 or 19 August 1936. The Fundación García Lorca website notes that one of the most well-respected biographers of García Lo... (Read more...)

Themes

Federico García Lorca’s theatre explores a wide variety of themes that reflect concerns also apparent in his poetry. Many studies focus on the relationship between Lorca’s life and his ... (Read more...)

Style

The language of Lorca’s drama is highly poetic, reflecting that of his ballads and poetry. His work has been described as ‘poetic drama’ (Fergusson 1955: 342), in which aspects of natur... (Read more...)

Plays in the database
Useful reading and websites
  • Boyle, Catherine. 2006. ‘A reflection on Crisis and Meaning in Federico García Lorca’s Dramatic Languages’, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 83.1, 161-72

    This article provides an insight, with the help of direct quotations from Federico García Lorca, into how the playwright perceived the difficult relationship between contemporary Spanish theatre and the audiences it hoped to reach.

  • Lewis, Hugh Aled. 2007. ‘The Directorial Function in the Theatre of Federico García Lorca’, Bulletin of Spanish Studies, 84.6, 721-36

  • The Fundación Federico García Lorca website is available at http://www.garcia-lorca.org/Home/Idioma.aspx (Online Publication)

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 5 October 2010.

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