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Alarcon, Pedro Antonio de
Alarcon, ah lahr KOHN, Pedro Antonio de (1833-1891), was a Spanish author.
See more »Aleixandre, Vicente
Aleixandre, ah layks AHN dray, Vicente (1898-1984), a Spanish poet, won the 1977 Nobel Prize in literature.
See more »Benavente, Jacinto
Benavente, Jacinto, bay nah VAYN tay, hah THEEN toh (1866-1954), was the outstanding Spanish playwright of the early 1900's.
See more »Blasco Ibanez, Vicente
Blasco Ibanez, Vicente, BLAH skoh ee BAH nyehth, vee THEHN the (1867-1928), was a Spanish novelist.
See more »Calderon de la Barca, Pedro
Calderon de la Barca, Pedro, kahl duh ROHN dehl uh BAHR kuh, PAY droh (1600-1681), was a Spanish playwright, and the last great writer of Spain's Golden Age.
See more »Cela, Camilo Jose
Cela, Camilo Jose, THAY lah, kah MEE loh hoh SAY (1916-2002), a Spanish novelist, won the 1989 Nobel Prize for literature.
See more »Cervantes, Miguel de
Cervantes, Miguel de, suhr VAN tees, mih GEHL day (1547-1616), ranks as the outstanding writer in Spanish literature.
See more »Don Juan
Don Juan, don JOO uhn or, in Spanish, dohn HWAHN, is the hero of one of the most famous legends in literature.
See more »Don Quixote
Don Quixote, don kih HOH tee or don KWIHK suht, is a novel by Miguel de Cervantes of Spain.
See more »Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Jose
Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Jose (1832-1916), was the first important modern Spanish dramatist.
See more »Garcia Lorca, Federico
Garcia Lorca, Federico, gahr THEE ah LAWR kah, fay thay REE koh (1898-1936), was one of the greatest Spanish poets and dramatists.
See more »Gongora, Luis de
Gongora, Luis de, GAWNG goh rah, loo EES day (1561-1627), was the greatest poet of the Spanish Baroque period.
See more »Moratin, Leandro Fernandez de
Moratin, Leandro Fernandez de (1760-1828), was a Spanish writer and scholar.
See more »Quevedo, Francisco de
Quevedo, kay VAY doh, Francisco de (1580-1645), was the leading Spanish humanist of the 1600's.
See more »Ruiz, Juan
Ruiz, roo EES, Juan (1283?-1350?), ranks among Spain's important poets on the strength of a single known work.
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Spanish literature is one of the richest and most varied of all European literatures.
See more »Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina, TEER soh day moh LEE nah, was the pen name of Gabriel Tellez (1584-1648), a Spanish playwright.
See more »Vega, Lope de
Vega, Lope de, VAY gah, LOH pay day (1562-1635), was the most productive playwright of Spain's Golden Age.
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