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FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA : LITERARY APPROACH. IES FRANCISCO ROS GINER, LORCA. Slide 2 Federico Garca Lorca Slide 3 Poetry 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. Slide 4 By the time he lived in Madrid at the famous Residencia de Estudiantes (1918), he wrote some poetry books and drama plays: El maleficio de la mariposa (1920), Libro de poemas (1921), Canciones (1927). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB64AUDntVI Paco Ibez, El lagarto est llorando (Canciones) Slide 5 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. Slide 6 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 traditional culture, specially from Andalusian folklore. Slide 7 Romancero gitano (Gypsy Ballads)(1928), has eighteen romances (ballads) which are about fatalism, revenge and feeling. The eighteen ballads are related with the magic world of gipsies.Once again,the poet makes a fusion of popular and worship culture. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmNtS0LFgU0 Marea, La ciudad de los gitanos (Romancero gitano) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk15yuMy0EU Ana Beln, Herido de amor, (Romancero gitano) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJG0i_oWjZo Fito Pez, Romance de la pena negra (Romancero gitano) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXLaYVaXW5U Manzanita, Romance sonmbulo (Romancero gitano) Slide 8 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. Slide 9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWI9_w6Q3Gw Morente y Lagartija Nick, La aurora de Nueva York (Poeta en Nueva York) 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 social criticism in an avant-gardic style. Slide 10 Drama Plays 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 a theater company La Barraca. Slide 11 After Mariana Pineda,he wrote Bodas de sangre (put on scene 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 living in rural Spain. Her desperate desire for motherhood becomes and obsession because of the social norms of her culture. Slide 12 La casa de Bernarda Alba (1936), explores the themes of the autohority against freedom, represion, passion and also it shows how forces like Love cant be hidden.The poet described the play as the drama of women in the villages of Spain Slide 13 Knowing Lorcas poems (links) If you are interested in learning more things about Federico Garca Lorca, you can visit these websites on the internet http://www.garcia-lorca.org/Home/Idioma.aspx http://www.los-poetas.com/a/lorca.htm http://amediavoz.com/garcialorca.htm