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... Later controversies and allegations about his personal life and acquaintances brought even further fame to Lorcas name. ... His three most notable "folk tragedies" are Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding, 1935), Yerma (1937), and La casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba, 1940). Much of Lorcas work - including these plays mentioned - incorporated recurrent imagery, references to his native Andulucian folk life, and many of his superstitions. ...
SYMBOLISM AND ITS ROLE IN INFERRING PREHISTORY AND FORESHADOWING EVENTS.
Symbols and concepts such as knife, death, blood, and conformity are appear frequently in scene 1 of Blood Wedding, often placed their by Lorca to foreshadow later events of love, death, and betrayal. ... Another present symbol is that of blood. The blood symbolizes another foreshadowing of impending deaths. ... The notion of family and heritage, as well as familial tensions, are represented through the symbols of blood and knives.
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