Comparison of Federico García Lorcas Poems, Romance de la Pena Negra a

Comparison of Federico Garca Lorcas Poems, Romance de la Pena Negra and La AuroraRomance de la Pena Negra (Ballad of the Black Sorrow) was written by Lorca on the 30. July 1924 (Catedra80). It was one of a collection of poems he entitled the Romancero Gitano (Gypsy Ballads) that, when published, was a huge success, among academics and the general public alike, making this book one of his most well know pieces of work. There are many contends why the poems received such wide acclaim in terms of Lorcas wider audience It is clear that the ballad, with its simple, eight-syllable line rhyme structure makes for uncomplicated reading, in addition, the subject matter would have sparked general interest due to the mysterious nature of its gypsy protagonists, who had popularised the flamenco arts at the end of the 19th century, yet inspired a mixture of fear, loathing and admiration in Spain that all Spaniards would have recognised. The universal content of the poems is another reason for t heir popularity, they are rich in natural imagery, the moon, the sea and the mountains all appear frequently, as do themes of love, sexuality and death, making the poems easily accessible to all readers on a basic level.Critics and academics were just as appreciative of Lorcas work, in it they were able to recognise his talent for fusion and innovation, for example, he combined the narrative ballad format with the lyrical (Harvard 32) and harmoniously blended elements from the classics (influences from Greek mythology) (Catedra79), the folkloric (the use of gypsy lore), and the most modern scientific thought of Freud and his theories regarding dreams and the subconscious. It is important that Lorca would choose the ballad to attain h... ...r to give the coins being thrown at the abandoned children, the quality of furious swarms of wasps that, rather than helping, are actually attacking them. The contrasting images deployed by Lorca in these lines diversify the traditional good as sociated with giving money into a form of torture the money becomes a weapon and the act of giving money a lesson on morality. BIBLIOGRAPHYCarr, Raymond Spain 1808-1975 (2nd ed.) 1982, Oxford University Press/Clarendon PressFederico Garca Lorca Conferencias I, Alianza Editorial, S.A., Madrid 1984Gaos, Vicente Antologa del Grupo Potico de 1927 Ediciones Ctedra, S.A. 1981Harvard, Robert G Federico Garca Lorca Gypsy Ballads Romancero Gitano, Aris & Phillips Warminster England.Salinas, Pedro Literatura Espaola Siglo XX 1970, Alianza Editorial, S.A. Madridhttp//witcombe.sbc.edu/ modernism/