Centro García Lorca
AOKs: Arts, History
Frederico García Lorca is one of the most important Spanish poets and dramatists of the twentieth century. Although born in 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros, a small town a few miles from Granada, his father owned a comfortable mansion in the heart of the city. His mother, whom Lorca idolized, was a gifted pianist.
Much of García Lorca’s work was infused with popular themes such as Flamenco and Gypsy culture. In 1922, García Lorca organized the first “Cante Jondo” festival in which Spain’s most famous “deep song” singers and guitarists participated. The deep song form permeated his poems of the early 1920s. During this period, García Lorca became part of a group of artists known as Generación del 27, which included Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, who exposed the young poet to surrealism. In 1928, his poetry collection Romancero Gitano brought García Lorca far-reaching fame; it was reprinted seven times during his lifetime. Lorca spent some time in New York City, but returned to Spain after the proclamation of the Spanish republic. Lorca proceeded to write some of the finest dramatic tragedies in the Spanish language.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he was arrested by Franco's soldiers who took García Lorca to “visit” his brother-in-law whom the soldiers had murdered and dragged through the streets. When they arrived at the cemetery, the soldiers forced García Lorca from the car. They struck him with the butts of their rifles and riddled his body with bullets. His books were burned in Granada’s Plaza del Carmen and were soon banned from Franco’s Spain. To this day, no one knows where the body of Federico García Lorca rests.
First Order Questions:
How much do we know of Lorca's life? What mysteries still surround him?
How did Lorca manage to get his works known?
Second Order Questions:
Can a 'genius' of any description ever be universally agreed upon?
Can an artists work be separated from the artist? To what effect?
Creativity is a tacit trait, you either have it or you don't. Discuss.
Dying young makes an artists work more eternal. How far do you agree?
Much of García Lorca’s work was infused with popular themes such as Flamenco and Gypsy culture. In 1922, García Lorca organized the first “Cante Jondo” festival in which Spain’s most famous “deep song” singers and guitarists participated. The deep song form permeated his poems of the early 1920s. During this period, García Lorca became part of a group of artists known as Generación del 27, which included Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel, who exposed the young poet to surrealism. In 1928, his poetry collection Romancero Gitano brought García Lorca far-reaching fame; it was reprinted seven times during his lifetime. Lorca spent some time in New York City, but returned to Spain after the proclamation of the Spanish republic. Lorca proceeded to write some of the finest dramatic tragedies in the Spanish language.
At the outbreak of the Civil War he was arrested by Franco's soldiers who took García Lorca to “visit” his brother-in-law whom the soldiers had murdered and dragged through the streets. When they arrived at the cemetery, the soldiers forced García Lorca from the car. They struck him with the butts of their rifles and riddled his body with bullets. His books were burned in Granada’s Plaza del Carmen and were soon banned from Franco’s Spain. To this day, no one knows where the body of Federico García Lorca rests.
First Order Questions:
How much do we know of Lorca's life? What mysteries still surround him?
How did Lorca manage to get his works known?
Second Order Questions:
Can a 'genius' of any description ever be universally agreed upon?
Can an artists work be separated from the artist? To what effect?
Creativity is a tacit trait, you either have it or you don't. Discuss.
Dying young makes an artists work more eternal. How far do you agree?
