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Lorca

Lorca most commonly refers to Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), a Spanish poet, playwright, and key figure of the Generation of ’27. Born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, he studied at the University of Granada and in Madrid, where he became part of Spain’s modernist and avant-garde circles. His early work blended lyric tradition with regional folklore and urban modernity.

His poetry includes Romancero Gitano (1928) and Poeta en Nueva York (1930), and his plays Bodas de

During the Spanish Civil War, Lorca was executed in 1936 by Nationalist forces; the exact circumstances and

In addition to the poet, Lorca is a surname and the name of a municipality in the

sangre
(Blood
Wedding),
Yerma,
and
La
casa
de
Bernarda
Alba
are
widely
performed.
His
work
mixes
lyric
beauty
with
social
critique
and
themes
of
fate,
desire,
and
repression,
often
in
a
language
with
musical
rhythm
and
symbolic
imagery.
location
are
disputed,
and
his
body
was
never
located.
Despite
his
untimely
death,
he
is
regarded
as
one
of
the
most
important
Spanish
literary
figures
of
the
20th
century,
influencing
generations
of
writers
and
artists.
His
works
have
been
widely
translated
and
studied,
and
a
number
of
cultural
institutions
are
named
in
his
honor.
Murcia
region
of
southeastern
Spain.