![]() ![]() His reputation was consolidated with Poema del Cante Jondo and Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías (1934 translated as Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter, 1937) all three drew on life in his native Andalusia and were characterized by a highly original imagery. García Lorca became the centre of a group of poets known as ‘The Generation of 1927’ and in 1928 he published his most celebrated book of poems, Romancero gitano (translated as Gypsy Ballads, 1953). García Lorca's first play, El maleficio de la mariposa (1920 ‘The Evildoing of the Butterfly’), was not a success, but his first volume of verse, Libro de poemas (1921 ‘Book of Poems’), was an early indication of his talent. ![]() Whilst at Madrid in 1919 he met such influential figures of the avant-garde movement as Salvador Dali, Rafael Alberti, Luis Buñuel, and Pablo Neruda. ![]() Spanish poet and dramatist, regarded as one of the most prominent figures of Spanish literary life in the twentieth century.īorn at Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, the son of a wealthy landowner, García Lorca studied literature and law and planned a career as a musician before he turned to writing. ![]()
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