In Our Time

Lorca

Jul 4, 2019
Maria Delgado, a Professor of Creative Arts, Federico Bonaddio, a Reader in Modern Spanish, and Sarah Wright, a Professor of Hispanic Studies, explore the life and legacy of Federico García Lorca. They discuss his fusion of Andalusian culture with avant-garde influences and the contradictions in his artistic identity. Topics include his preference for performance over publication, his complex relationships with contemporaries like Dali and Buñuel, and the profound emotional depth captured in his concept of Duende, all set against the backdrop of the turbulent political climate of 1930s Spain.
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INSIGHT

Lorca's Style

  • Lorca blended Andalusian traditions with avant-garde elements.
  • His rural trilogy is among Spain's greatest cultural exports.
ANECDOTE

Early Poetry

  • Lorca's Libro de Poemas reflects his adolescence's passions and struggles.
  • He explored impersonal art, seen in poems like Deseo, where the heart is an object of inquiry.
ANECDOTE

The Butterfly's Evil Spell

  • Lorca's first play, The Butterfly's Evil Spell, premiered in Madrid in 1920.
  • It was inspired by a poem about a cockroach falling for a butterfly, but it flopped, with audiences jeering and demanding insecticide.
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