In Search of Duende

Times Literary Supplement
One of the greatest poets Spain has ever produced.


The New York Times
Lorca's works, which combine elements of Andalusian folklore with sophisticated and often surrealistic poetic techniques, cut across all scoial and educational barriers. . . .Spain's great poet and playwright is being rediscovered.


Book Description
essays & poetry (bilingual), ed Christopher Maurer


Language Notes
Text: English, Spanish (translation)
Original Language: Spanish


About the Author
Born in 1898 near Granada, Spain, and executed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, Federico Garcia Lorca has been the subject of a recently made movie, and several biographies. 1998 marks the Lorca Centennial--there will be many events planned nationwide to celebrate this most romantic of authors.


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The notion of "duende" became a cornerstone of Federico Garc￯﾿ﾽa Lorca's poetics over the course of his career. In his lecture "Play and the Theory of Duende," he says, ". . .there are no maps nor disciplines to help us find the duende. We only know that he burns the blood like a poultice of broken glass, that he exhausts, that he rejects all the sweet geometry we have learned. . . ." The duende is portrayed by Lorca as a demonic earth spirit containing irrationality, earthiness, and a heightened awareness of death. In Search of Duende gathers Lorca's writings about the duende and about three art forms most susceptible to it: dance, music, and the bullfight. A full bilingual sampling of Lorca's poetry is also included, with special attention to poems arising from traditional Spanish verse forms. The result is an excellent introduction to Lorca's poetry and prose for American readers.


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