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Featured Article: Quevedo, Francisco de

Quevedo, kay VAY doh, Francisco de (1580-1645), was the leading Spanish humanist of the 1600's. See more »

Alarcon, Pedro Antonio de

Alarcon, ah lahr KOHN, Pedro Antonio de (1833-1891), was a Spanish author.

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Aleixandre, Vicente

Aleixandre, ah layks AHN dray, Vicente (1898-1984), a Spanish poet, won the 1977 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Amadis of Gaul

Amadis AM uh dihs,of Gaul, is a famous Spanish romance of chivalry.

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Benavente, Jacinto

Benavente, Jacinto, bay nah VAYN tay, hah THEEN toh (1866-1954), was the outstanding Spanish playwright of the early 1900's.

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Blasco Ibanez, Vicente

Blasco Ibanez, Vicente, BLAH skoh ee BAH nyehth, vee THEHN the (1867-1928), was a Spanish novelist.

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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.

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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.

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Cervantes, Miguel de

Cervantes, Miguel de, suhr VAN tees, mih GEHL day (1547-1616), ranks as the outstanding writer in Spanish literature.

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Don Juan

Don Juan, don JOO uhn or, in Spanish, dohn HWAHN, is the hero of one of the most famous legends in literature.

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Don Quixote

Don Quixote, don kih HOH tee or don KWIHK suht, is a novel by Miguel de Cervantes of Spain.

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Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Jose

Echegaray y Eizaguirre, Jose (1832-1916), was the first important modern Spanish dramatist.

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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.

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Gongora, Luis de

Gongora, Luis de, GAWNG goh rah, loo EES day (1561-1627), was the greatest poet of the Spanish Baroque period.

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Moratin, Leandro Fernandez de

Moratin, Leandro Fernandez de (1760-1828), was a Spanish writer and scholar.

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Quevedo, Francisco de

Quevedo, kay VAY doh, Francisco de (1580-1645), was the leading Spanish humanist of the 1600's.

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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

Spanish literature is one of the richest and most varied of all European literatures.

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Tirso de Molina

Tirso de Molina, TEER soh day moh LEE nah, was the pen name of Gabriel Tellez (1584-1648), a Spanish playwright.

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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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