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Lorca

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Lor·ca  (lôrk, -kä), Federico García
See Federico García Lorca.
Lorca (Spanish) [ˈlɔrka]
n
(Placename) a town in SE Spain, on the Guadalentín River. Pop.: 66 940 (1991)
Lorca2
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(Biographies / Lorca, Federico García (1898-1936) M, Spanish, WRITING: poet, THEATRE: dramatist) Federico García (feðeˈriko garˈθia). 1898-1936, Spanish poet and dramatist. His poetry, such as Romancero gitano (1928), shows his debt to Andalusian folk poetry. His plays include the trilogy Bodas de sangre (1933), Yerma (1934), and La Casa de Bernarda Alba (1936)
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Noun1.Lorca - Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936)
Frederico Garcia Lorca, Garcia Lorca
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Garcia Lorca was shot by supporters of General Francisco Franco during Spain's 1936-39 civil war and is believed to have been buried in the grave at Alfaca, near Granada.
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The play is set in a rural part of Spain, and, in true Lorca style, challenges both liberals and conservatives with its deviation from convention.
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