Dear Arachneans, After reading a few messages about Lorca, Doña Rosita and bobbin lace.... I am afraid I must make a few corrections.
First of all, let me tell you that Lorca is one of the greatest poets and dramatists of the 20th century in Spain. He was also one of the most famous victims of our Civil War (1936...), what has given him probably even more fame. He was born in Fuentevaqueros, in the province of Granada (south of Spain), in 1898. He wrote many popular poems, some of them have also become popular Spanish songs, and many plays for theatre, especially drama. And the themes in his plays represent problems of that time, and one must know the history and society of Spain during those years of the war to understand what are the plays about. Doña Rosita is really very dramatic. We can see the dispair of a woman who is all her life waiting for his love, who never comes. This situation was not so infrequent in those times, as many men went to America to make money, promising to return... At the same time, she and her aunt made bobbin lace, which was something very common, especially in certain areas of Spain... What I didn't know is that for the representation of this play abroad (sorry I can't remember where you said) the Doña Rosita pattern was created. Actually it is most improbable that Doña Rosita made Schneeberger... I suppose she made what we call here Popular lace, which is our traditional torchon and guipur... what most Spanish lacer made (except in Catalonia). Sorry is it is a bit long... there is a lot to say about this author... Ian Gibson, an English linguist settled in Spain, has written one of the best biographies of Lorca. In case you are interest. Many greetings and hoping to made some things clearer... Antje, from Guadalajara, Spain - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
