Francisco de Quevedo
Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas (1580-1645) was a Spanish writer during the siglo de oro. Born in Madrid, his poetry appeared in an anthology by Pedro Espinoza, Flores de poetas ilustres ("Flowers by Illustrious Poets") (1605); however, his complete works were not published until after his death. Written in the style of the Baroque period, Espinoza's anthology discussed the problems with Quevedo's metaphysical and love poems, and the mocking nature of his sonnets.As a prose-writter Quevedo wrote with a great critical capacity and pessimism, as was customary in writings of the time.
- Mischevious Novel: Historia de la vida del Buscón llamado don Pablos (The Life Story of a Searcher Called Don Pablos) (1626)
- Aesthetic Work: Los sueños (Dreams) (1627), La cuna y la sepultura (The Crib and the Grave) (1635)
- Mocking Work: La cuna latiniparla (The Latin-speaking Crib) (1631)
- Against Luis de Góngora and Culturism:' Aguja de navegar cultos'' (Cultured-sailing Needle)
- Political Works: PolÃÂtica de Dios, gobierno de Cristo (God's politics, Christ's government) (1626), Vida de Marco Bruto (The Life of Stupid Marcus) (1632-1644)
See also
- List of famous Spanish Authors