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
Maese Pérez el organista la corza Blanca: Master Perez the Organist (Amazon Francia) (1994) 25 copies
Siete leyendas y una carta/ Seven Legends and One Letter (Nueva Biblioteca Didactica/ New Didactic Library) (Spanish Edition) (2001) 4 copies
O Gnomo 4 copies
Rimas, Becquer (Clasicos Castalia) (Clasicos Castalia / Castalia Classics) (Spanish Edition) 3 copies
El monte de las ánimas 2 copies
Leyendas 2 copies
Kun Sopira Koro (1281874797) 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
Espaą 2 copies
Leer y aprender : Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer : Dos Leyendas [book + sound recording] (2000) — Writer — 2 copies
Rimas 1 copy
Legends, Tales and Poems 1 copy
Bécquer y Soria 1 copy
Legends Tales and Poems 1 copy
rol io sono la grondaia 1 copy
Rimas y leyendas 1 copy
Bécquer : Escritos 1 copy
TRES CUENTOS 1 copy
Legends, tales and poems 1 copy
Leyendas: Edición de Francisco López Estrada y Mª Teresa López Gracía-Berdoy (Clásica) (Spanish Edition) (2013) 1 copy
Obras de Gustavo A. Becquer 1 copy
Obras de Becquer 1 copy
Rimas y Prosas 1 copy
Reime 1 copy
Poesias Completas 1 copy
Breve antología poética 1 copy
A venda dos gatos: contos 1 copy
GNOMO Y OTRAS LEYENDAS 1 copy
Obras de Gustavo A. Becquer 1 copy
Relatos Contemporáneos 1 copy
Rimas y Leyendas Selección 1 copy
Obras. Tomo I 1 copy
Obras. Tomo II 1 copy
Rimas y leyendas, Vol. 3 1 copy
U osami manastira 1 copy
O GNOMO 1 copy
Obras de Bécquer, tomo II 1 copy
Becquer Total (E-Book+Audiolibro+Imagenes) Rimas, Cartas, Cronicas, Leyendas, Narraciones, Articulos (2009) 1 copy
Leyendas. Las Moradas 1 copy
SUS MEJORES POESÍAS 1 copy
Associated Works
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Vol. XVIII: Spanish & Portuguese (1900) — Contributor — 5 copies
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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
- Education
- Santa Isabel de Hungría school (Painting)
San Telmo Nautical School (Humanities & Painting)
School of San Antonio Abad - Occupations
- poet
playwright
literary columnist
journalist
editor
fiscal de novelas (supervisor attorney for novels and published literature, essentially a censor) - Relationships
- Bécquer, Valeriano Domínguez (brother | painter)
Bécquer, Jose Dominguez (father | artist)
Bravo, Luis González (friend | former president of Spain) - Cause of death
- tuberculosis
- Nationality
- Spain
- Birthplace
- Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
- Places of residence
- Madrid, Spain
Paris, France
Seville, Spain
Toledo, Spain - Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Burial location
- Pantheon of Illustrious Sevillians (Panteón de Sevillanos Ilustres) at the Church of La Anunciación in Seville, Spain
- Associated Place (for map)
- Spain
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Bécquer será para siempre mi verano de los 15 años, cuando descubrí a maese Pérez y al arpa abandonada del salón en el ángulo oscuro. Sin ser la mejor literatura, sí marcó mi entrada a la apreciación de la poesía y el lirismo, y por ello siempre le agradeceré a Bécquer ayudarme a ver la belleza de las ideas y la palabras.
Compilación de rimas y leyendas de connotación amorosa, dedicada a la figura femenina, tocando los temas de la vida en el más allá, el mundo onírico y mucho más.
Compilación de rimas y leyendas de connotación amorosa, dedicada a la figura femenina, tocando los temas de la vida en el más allá, el mundo onírico y mucho más.
Amo este libro con mi vida y puedo recitar la mitad de las rimas de memoria.
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