1898-1924: from his childhood in Fuente Vaqueros and Asquerosa (Valderrubio); his adolescence in Granada; the first years in Madrid at the Residencia de Estudiantes.
1925-1928:
the
struggle for recognition; his friendship with Dalí; the first performance
of Mariana Pineda in Barcelona; the publication of the avant-garde
magazine gallo in Granada; the publication of and great acclaim for El primer romancero gitano (The Gypsy
Ballad Book); onset of his personal and artistic crisis.
1929-1932:
The
crisis deepens in New York; his stay in Cuba (towards a resolution of the crisis);
the first years of the Republic; a period of political and artistic freedom; the creation
of La Barraca.
1933-1934:
Bodas
de Sangre is performed in Madrid; he is invited to Buenos Aires, Argentina,
where his work is given a wildly enthusiastic reception; Yerma
opens in Madrid, thrilling the Left, and shocking the Right.
1935-1936:
Lorca is enjoying social success in Madrid, satisfaction in his personal
relationships; a period of creative fervour coincides with political turmoil,
both of which finally end abruptly under the iron heel of repression.
Since 1936:
With his death, the voice of the poet was silenced – in Spain at least. In the rest of the world his fame grew and he had become a modern classic of world literature by the 1950s for works like The Gypsy Ballad Book, Poet in New York, Blood Wedding, Yerma, and The House of Bernarda Alba.
For decades, his name was virtually taboo in Franco’s Spain. But little by little, from the 1960s, his place in the country’s literature and history was re-asserted. Facts that had been hidden were revealed, previously unpublished works were made known, and unperformed plays were put on.
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Simon Andrewes
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