The House of Bernarda Alba | Historical Context
Spain, at the time of Lorca's youth, was experiencing a lengthy crisis of confidence, spurred by the country's defeat by the United States in the War of 1898, during which Spain lost its remaining colonies. Political life was torn between a desire, on one hand, to strengthen traditional values and revive past glory, and the need, on the other, to move progressively forward, to foster intellectual inquiry and learn from the example of modernized nations. The split between these positions grew more acute in the 1930s. Lorca resisted efforts to recruit him for the communist party, but at...
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