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Federico García Lorca June 5 1898- August 19 1936

Federico García Lorca June 5 1898- August 19 1936. By Kyle Dilts. Birth: 1898. In June of 1898, Federico García Lorca was born to a farm owner and his wife. He was born at, and lived most of his childhood at, Fuente Vaqueros. He later moved to Granada in 1909.

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Federico García Lorca June 5 1898- August 19 1936

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  1. Federico García LorcaJune 5 1898- August 19 1936 By Kyle Dilts

  2. Birth: 1898 • In June of 1898, Federico García Lorca was born to a farm owner and his wife. He was born at, and lived most of his childhood at, Fuente Vaqueros. He later moved to Granada in 1909. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

  3. Federico’s house

  4. First book is published: 1918 • In 1918, he published his first book. It was called Impresiones y Paisajes (Impressions and Landscapes). This is the first of many books that he will write. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

  5. Cover of Impresiones y Paisajes

  6. GarcíaLorca moves to Madrid 1919 In 1919, García Lorca moved to Madrid. He writes most of his poems here. He stays in Madrid for the next fifteen years. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/163

  7. A picture of Paleis, Madrid

  8. 1922: the Fiesta de CanteJondo • A major moment in his career was in 1922 when he attended the Fiesta de CantaJondo. He found many inspirations for his music from folk traditions and gypsy music. He wrote many things on this inspiration, notable the Poema del CanteJondo (Deep Song 1931) and Primer Romancero Gitano (the Gypsy Ballads 1924-1927). http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/fglorca.htm

  9. Modern day Poema del CanteJondo poster

  10. García Lorca visits America: 1929-1930 • When Garcíavisted the Untied States he stayed mostly in New York City. He studied briefly atthe Columbia University School of General Studies. During his time in the United States, he wrote Poeta en Nueva York. He also wrote the play El Público (The Replublic). This play wasn’t released until 1970. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

  11. Kent Hall in the Columbia University School of General Studies.

  12. Started his own theatre company:1931 • In 1931, García Lorca returned to Spain after a trip to America. His company consisted mostly of students, that went around giving free performances of Spanish classics. The company also produced three “rural tragedies”, such as Blood Wedding (1933), Yerma (1934), and The House of Bernarda Alb. Bermara Alb was supposed to be part of a trilogy, but the trilogy was never finished. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc67.html

  13. A modern day poster advertising Blood Wedding

  14. Lorca writes Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter (1935). • In 1935, Lorca wrote Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter (1935). This was his last major poem before his death. It is also considered his best by most critics. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/fglorca.htm

  15. A modern day cover for Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter

  16. Spanish Civil War, and his death: July 1936 In July of 1936, only three days after García left Madrid, the Spanish Civil War broke out. He was going to go to Granada, a city widely known to be very conservative. His brother-in-law, Manuel Fernández-Montesinos, was the socialist mayor of Granada. He was shot on the eighteenth of August, and García was arrested a few hours afterward. He was killed by Nationalist militia the next day.

  17. A monument dedicated to Federico García Lorca

  18. This has been a Blue Sun production

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