Synopses & Reviews
Lorca is one of the outstanding poets of Spanish literature, and apart perhaps from his trilogy of stage tragedies, Romancero gitano is his most celebrated work: innovative, sophisticated, difficult and uniquely popular. Partly, no doubt, it is the appeal of his gypsies, childlike and magical, oppressed by the world around; partly too, the works elemental concerns: machismo, honor, sex, betrayal, revenge, bloodshed, death; partly also, the many echoes of Andalusian popular culture: horsemen and smugglers, fiestas and local saints, legends and superstitions, ballads and deep song. By its dramatic dynamism, its subtle stylisation and its mythical stature, Romancero gitano is one of the most appealing books of poetry in Spanish literature--but it is also one of the most difficult. In his introduction to this edition for English-speaking students, Ramsden considers briefly Lorcas "Double break with the past" and then concentrates on the "Romancero gitano" itself, with emphasis on the interplay of immediate appeal and wider resonances. An annotated select bibliography and select glossary are provided with explanatory end notes offering practical guidance, both linguistic and interpretative.
Synopsis
Federico Garcia Lorca is one of the outstanding poets of Spanish literature. Apart from his trilogy of stage tragedies, 'Romancero gitano' (Gypsy ballads) is his most celebrated work: innovative, sophisticated, difficult and uniquely popular.
Synopsis
Romancero gitano is Lorca's best-known book of poetry, and this edition will complement the other best-selling Lorca titles in the series, Bodas de sangre and La casa de Bernada Alba.
About the Author
Herbert Ramsden is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at the University of Manchester.
Table of Contents
* Preface * Introduction * A double break with the past * Romancero gitano: the immediate appeal * Romancero gitano: the wider resonances * Neo--primitivism in Romancero Gitano * 'Martirio de Santa Olalla' * Construction and progression * The present text * Select bibliography * Romancero Gitano * Endnotes * * Preface * Introduction * A double break with the past * Romancero gitano: the immediate appeal * Romancero gitano: the wider resonances * Neo--primitivism in Romancero Gitano * 'Martirio de Santa Olalla' * Construction and progression * The present text * Select bibliography * Romancero Gitano * Endnotes *