Year: 2024
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This article delves into the significant connection between Federico Garcia Lorca, a renowned Spanish poet and playwright, and his time spent in Asquerosa (now Valderrubio), a small village in Andalusia’s Vega de Granada. It is noted that so far this estate, acquired by the poet’s father in 1895, has not been the object of a special biographical study. The article utilizes the results of original field research conducted by the author in Lorca’s homeland with interviews with old-timers from Valderrubio and owners of the nearby farm of Daimut, located at the confluence of the Cubillas and Henil rivers. The purpose of the article is to reveal the unique role of these places in the creative biography of Lorca and in the formation of his personality, as well as to comprehend their influence on the themes of the works of the poet and playwright. Employing Gaston Bachelard’s exploration of space poetics in literature, the author pinpoints key archetypes in Asquerosa’s literary landscape within Lorca’s mythopoetics. Additionally, the article underscores the contributions of local historians and the “Garcia Lorca’s Literary Evenings in Valderrubio” cultural association in establishing the Lorca Literary Museum at the estate, now a global tourist attraction.
Author: Natalia N. Arsentieva
Institution: Universidad de Granada
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404249397