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Author Stanton, Edward F., 1942-

Title The tragic myth : Lorca and cante jondo / Edward F. Stanton
Published Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1978

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Description 1 online resource (154 pages)
Series Studies in Romance languages ; 20
Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 20.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PROLOGUE; I. THEORY AND PRACTICE; 1. Theory: The Lectures; The Primitive A ndalusian Song; The Theory of Duende; 2. Practice: Granada, 1922; II. ECHOES AND MOTIFS; 3. Echoes: Space, Time, the Saeta, Visceral Suffering, Extremes; 4. Motifs and Themes; Pena negra; The Guitar; The Bull and Bullfighting; III. LORCA, CANTE JONDO, AND MYTH; 5. The Mythic Land: Andalusia; A Poetic Trajectory; Sea and Olive; A Lorcan Geography; Granada; Cordova; Seville; Malaga and Jerez de la Frontera; 6. The Mythic Man: The Gypsy; Animism and Religion; Innate Surrealism
7. Myth and History: The SaetaA History of the Saeta; Poema de la saeta -- IV. THE TRAGIC MYTH; 8. Conclusion; NOTES; A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary With literature, music constituted the most important activity of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca's life. The two arts were closely related to each other throughout his career. As a child, Lorca imbibed traditional Andalusian songs from the lips of the family maids, whom he would remember with affection years later. At a very early age he began to study piano, and during his adolescence, music and poetry competed for primacy among his interests. His first book was dedicated to his music teacher, who instilled in him a love for the world of art and creation. In part I of this study, Ed
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936. Poema del cante jondo.
García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936 fast
Poema del cante jondo (García Lorca, Federico) fast
Subject Flamenco.
POETRY -- Continental European.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Spanish & Portuguese.
Flamenco
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 77084067
ISBN 9780813157504
0813157501