Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870)
Author of Rimas y Leyendas
About the Author
Gustavo A. Becquer was the archetypal romantic poet, devoting his life to poetry. The Rhymes, published during his lifetime in newspapers and collected by friends in a volume a year after his death, is characterized by subjectivity, musicality, and the traditional romantic themes of love, death, show more the idealized past, and evocative landscapes. Becquer uses the metaphor of yearning for an unattainable woman, first an imaginary muse and then a real woman who rejects him to describe the spiritual quest of the poet for ineffable beauty and inspiration. Becquer's poetry has been called plastic and painterly for its emphasis on color, light, and architecture. Influences on The Rhymes are said to be primarily those of Heine, Byron, Goethe, Schiller, Musset, and Lamartine. An atmosphere of magic and fantasy pervades the romantic Legends (1860-64), which are set in distant places, such as India, and remote times, primarily the Middle Ages. Damaso Alonso called Becquer's work the beginning of contemporary poetry. Becquer died at age 34 of tuberculosis and the effects of his bohemian life of poverty. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
La Corza Blanca/the White Roe Deer (Leer En Espanol, Level 2) (Spanish Edition) (1991) 16 copies, 2 reviews
Siete leyendas y una carta/ Seven Legends and One Letter (Nueva Biblioteca Didactica/ New Didactic Library) (Spanish… (2001) 3 copies
Rimas, Becquer (Clasicos Castalia) (Clasicos Castalia / Castalia Classics) (Spanish Edition) 3 copies
El monte de las ánimas 2 copies
O Gnomo 2 copies
Rimas y Leyendas: Cartas, Ensayos y Narraciones (Coleccion Literaria Lyc (Leer y Crear)) (1995) 2 copies
Antología de terror español clásico 2 copies
Leer y aprender : Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer : Dos Leyendas [book + sound recording] (2000) — Writer — 2 copies
Obras escogidas 2 copies
Kun Sopira Koro 2 copies
Espaą 2 copies
LEYENDAS Y NARRACIONES 1 copy
Bécquer y Soria 1 copy
Legends, Tales and Poems 1 copy
Obras completas 1 copy
Obras de Bécquer, tomo II 1 copy
ANTOLOGIA. Col. RTV nº 53 1 copy
TRES CUENTOS 1 copy
Obras de Gustavo A. Becquer 1 copy
Obras de Becquer 1 copy
La Ilustración de Madrid : revista de política, ciencias, artes y literatura : textos de Gustavo Adolfo… (1983) 1 copy
Rimas y Prosas 1 copy
Tres fechas 1 copy
Gespenster klopfen an. Texte von: M. Twain, G.A. Bequer, G. d. Maupassant, J. P. Hebel, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Fr. v.… (1981) 1 copy
El monte de las ánimas 1 copy
La obra maestra Rimas 1 copy
Breve antología poética 1 copy
Leyendas y narraciones 1 copy
Rimas y Leyendas Selección 1 copy
Rimas y leyendas de Bécquer 1 copy
Obras. Tomo I 1 copy
Obras completas. Tomo II 1 copy
Rimas y leyendas, Vol. 3 1 copy
U osami manastira 1 copy
Poesias Completas 1 copy
Becquer Total (E-Book+Audiolibro+Imagenes) Rimas, Cartas, Cronicas, Leyendas, Narraciones, Articulos (2009) 1 copy
Leyendas: Maese Pérez el organista, El miserere, La cruz del diablo, El monte de las Ánimas y El beso… (2017) 1 copy
Rimas de Gustavo A. Bécquer 1 copy
Leyendas. Las Moradas 1 copy
Obras Completas. II [Narraciones (Leyendas); Cartas literarias a una mujer; Desde mi celda; Libro de los gorriones… (1995) 1 copy
GNOMO Y OTRAS LEYENDAS 1 copy
SUS MEJORES POESÍAS 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo
- Legal name
- Domínguez y Bastida, Gustavo Adolfo Claudio
- Other names
- Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo
- Birthdate
- 1836-02-17
- Date of death
- 1870-12-22
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Spain
- Birthplace
- Seville, Spain
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Places of residence
- Madrid, Spain
- Education
- San Antonio Abad school
San Telmo school
Santa Isabel de Hungría school - Occupations
- Poet
playwright
literary columnist
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- Works
- 188
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- 7
- Members
- 2,506
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 67
- ISBNs
- 519
- Languages
- 11
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