Francisco Villaespesa
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Francisco Villaespesa Martín (October 14, 1877 - April 9, 1936) was a Spanish writer. He was born in Láujar de Andarax
, Province of Almería
, which marked him all his life. He is probably the most notable writer of the province, thus, both the capital and his hometowns libraries have his name.
He has an extent poetry work, with more than 50 books of poetry published and some unpublished.
His first works (Intimidades (1898) and Luchas (1899)) are romantic
. At the beginning of 20th century he joined the Modernism
with La copa del Rey Thule (1900). From 1906 on an orientalist
note arose in his works.
He died in Madrid
, Spain
.
Láujar de Andarax
-External links: - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - Diputación Provincial de Almería...
, Province of Almería
Almería (province)
-History:The rich customs and Fiestas of the denizens retain links deep into the past, unto the Moors, the Romans, the Greeks, and the Phoenicians.During the taifa era, it was ruled by the Moor Banu al-Amiri from 1012 to 1038, briefly annexed by Valencia , then given by Zaragoza to the Banu Sumadih...
, which marked him all his life. He is probably the most notable writer of the province, thus, both the capital and his hometowns libraries have his name.
He has an extent poetry work, with more than 50 books of poetry published and some unpublished.
His first works (Intimidades (1898) and Luchas (1899)) are romantic
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
. At the beginning of 20th century he joined the Modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
with La copa del Rey Thule (1900). From 1906 on an orientalist
Orientalism
Orientalism is a term used for the imitation or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West by writers, designers and artists, as well as having other meanings...
note arose in his works.
He died in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.