The restless passion and vibrant, disturbing imagery of Federico Garcia Lorca's theatre and poetry continue to exercise a powerful fascination. Long recognised as the most innovative writer of twentieth century Spain, his plays like Blood Wedding and collections of poetry such as Poet in New York are now considered amongst the artistic masterpieces of our century. This Outline focuses on Lorca's extraordinary creativity through the prism of his homosexuality without ever reducing the power of that work to a simple reading.