Libro De Poemas

federico garcía lorca

Although the life of Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) was tragically brief, the Spanish poet and dramatist created an enduring body of work of international importance. This selection of 55 poems from a 1921 collection represents some of García Lorca's finest work. Imbued with Andalusian folklore, rich in metaphor and complex spirituality, they attest to the poet's popularity as one of Spain's most widely read authors.

Genres poetryspanish literatureclassicsspain20th century

271 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1921

This edition

Format: 271 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1984 by Alianza Editorial Sa
ISBN: 9788420661148
ASIN: 8420661147
Language: Spanish; Castilian

About the author

federico garcía lorca

Born in Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, Spain, June 5 1898; died near Granada, August 19 1936, García Lorca is one of Spain's most deeply appreciated and highly revered poets and dramatists. His murder by the Nationalists at the start of the Spanish civil war brought sudden international fame, accompanied by an excess of political rhetoric which led a later generation to question his merits; after the inevitable slump, his reputation has recovered (largely with a shift in interest to the less obvious works). He must now be bracketed with Machado as one of the two greatest poets Spain has produced in the 20th century, and he is certainly Spain's greatest dramatist since the Golden Age.