Blood Wedding Summary
Federico García Lorca

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Blood Wedding Summary

Blood Wedding, completed in 1932, premiered in Madrid in 1933. Its popular success was such that Lorca was able to support himself from proceeds stemming from his writing for the first time. Its success also demonstrates the degree to which large Spanish audiences, by 1933, were highly receptive to the innovations in theater and literature that had been developing since the turn of the century. The play incorporates song, chant, poetry, music, and rhythm, and its...

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Blood Wedding

6,667 words, approx. 23 pages

Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) was born in the Andalusian town of Fuente Vaqueros, but spent much of his youth in the nearby city of Granada. Many y... Read more

Federico Garca Lorca Biographies (3)

Federico García Lorca

1,306 words, approx. 5 pages

The poetry of the Spanish author Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) is marked by brilliance, originality, and dramatic flair. His plays are among the best examples of 20th-century poetic drama.I... Read more

Federico Garcia Lorca

12,910 words, approx. 44 pages

Federico García Lorca's reputation rests equally on his poetry and his plays. He is widely regarded as Spain's most distinguished twentieth-century writer, his work has been translated into at ... Read more

Federico García Lorca

5,200 words, approx. 18 pages

Federico García Lorca was "a child of genius beyond question," declared Jorge Guillen in Language and Poetry. A Spanish poet and dramatist, García Lorca was at the height of his ... Read more

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The Blood Wedding and Yerma

2,241 words, approx. 8 pages

The greatest Spanish dramatist and poet, Frederico Lorca, wrote two books with very different plots, yet the literary elements included were very similar "The Blood Wedding" and "Yerma" portray the po... Read more

Different Views of Tradition in "Mother Courage and Her Children" and "Blood Wedding"

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This essay is about the poetic drama written by Fredrico Garcia Lorca, Blood Wedding, and the play written by Bertolt Brecht, Mother Courage and her Children. In Blood Wedding, Fredrico Garcia Lorca ... Read more

Analysis of "Blood Wedding"

4,035 words, approx. 14 pages

Federico Garcia Lorca's three plays, "Blood Wedding," "Yerma," and "The House of Bernarda Alba" share many symbolisms. Lorca (Short Biography) wrote about many subjects and objects that often have an ... Read more

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