Federico Garcia Lorca

Federico Garcia Lorca is an icon of Spanish culture, as playwright and poet. This critical introduction serves to locate the dramatist within the particular political, social and critical milieu in which Garcia Lorca lived and worked. As both playwright and director he consistently challenged the parameters of what was possible on stage, providing an avant-garde aesthetic where texture, shape and shifts of tone are accorded equal importance to thematic considerations. The book looks at how Garcia Lorca moved towards a model of theatre that dispenses with the literal in favour of imaginative excess. It also looks at key productions, exploring the approaches employed by directors, scenographers, translators and performers in locating performative idioms and strategies for these works.Delgado, Maria is the author of 'Federico Garcia Lorca', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415362436 and ISBN 0415362431.