Apuntes para un estudio de la tradición clásica en la obra de Federico García Lorca

Abstract

In this paper we intend to show the lasting validity and richness of texture in certain aspects of the greco-latin tradition, in particular of its mythology, in the work ofGarcía Lorca. For this purpose, we have collected together a large body of the writer's words and statements which make reference to the afore mentioned subject. This material is analysed in three ways: 1) Lorca's literary education. Examination of the m a in evidence conceming Lorca's knowledge of Greek and Latin literatures. 2) The classical tradition in his poetic work. A study of the reasons why Lo re a made use of certain mythes: metaphorical creation, the creation of poems based on the reinterpretations of myths and the creation of symbols. 3) The classical tradition in his dramatic work. The relation between the tragedies of Lorca and those of ancient Greece is apparent in at least three ways: the meaning of tragedy, the similarity in the usage of dramatic elements and, sometimes, in the characters of the play.