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Luis de Góngora
AuthorBooks · Second hand1561-1627
Luis de Góngora y Argote was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet and a Catholic priest at Córdoba Cathedral. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all time. His style is characterized by what was called culteranismo, also known as Gongorismo. This style apparently existed in stark contrast to Quevedo's conceptismo, though Quevedo was highly influenced by his older rival from whom he may have isolated "conceptismo" elements.
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About Luis de Góngora
Birth
1561
Death
1627
First book
1618
Years writing
408
Luis de Góngora y Argote was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet and a Catholic priest at Córdoba Cathedral. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all time. His style is characterized by what was called culteranismo, also known as Gongorismo. This style apparently existed in stark contrast to Quevedo's conceptismo, though Quevedo was highly influenced by his older rival from whom he may have isolated "conceptismo" elements.
Luis de Góngora was born in the historic city of Cordoba in 1561.
He was a key figure of the Spanish Golden Age as a poet and playwright.
His masterpiece, Soledades, is a fundamental pillar of Spanish literature.
In addition to his literary work, Góngora served as a priest.
His complex and cultured style gave its name to the movement known as culteranismo.
