GÓNGORA Y ARGOTE, LUIS DE


Meaning of GÓNGORA Y ARGOTE, LUIS DE in English

born July 11, 1561, Córdoba, Spain

died May 23, 1627, Córdoba

Spanish poet.

Very influential in his era, he developed the difficult, complex poetic style that became known as gongorismo ; it provoked scorn and enmity from many of his contemporaries and was so exaggerated by less gifted imitators that his reputation suffered until the 20th century, when his poems began to be appreciated for their cold beauty. Solitudes (1613) is perhaps his most outstanding work in the style. His lighter poetry

romances (folk ballads), letrillas (short lyric poems), and sonnets

achieved greater popular success.

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