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Gómez de la Serna, Ramón

(Encyclopedia)Gómez de la Serna, Ramón rämōnˈ gōˈmāth dā lä sĕrˈnä [key], 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, biographer, and critic, b. Madrid. One of the most prolific and imaginative of modern Spanish wr...

Blanco Fombona, Rufino

(Encyclopedia)Blanco Fombona, Rufino ro͞ofēˈnō blängˈkō fōmbōˈnä [key], 1874–1944, Venezuelan poet, essayist, and novelist, one of the leaders of modernismo. Active in Venezuelan political affairs, he ...

Espronceda, José de

(Encyclopedia)Espronceda, José de hōsāˈ dā āsprōnthāˈᵺä [key], 1808–42, Spanish romantic poet. Involved in radical intrigue from the age of 14, he suffered imprisonment and was twice exiled. His Poes�...

Ferrol

(Encyclopedia)Ferrol fārôlˈ [key], city, A Coruña prov., NW Spain, in Galicia. The naval base on the At...

Fernández de Lizardi, José Joaquín

(Encyclopedia)Fernández de Lizardi, José Joaquín hōsāˈ hwäkēnˈ fārnänˈdās dā lēsärˈdē [key], 1776–1827, Mexican journalist, novelist, and dramatist, known by his pseudonym El Pensador Mexicano. ...

Alonso, Dámaso

(Encyclopedia)Alonso, Dámaso däˈmäsō älōnˈsō [key], 1898–1990, Spanish philologist, lyric poet, and literary critic, b. Madrid. He is known for his literary sensitivity and the precision and rigor of his...

Al Kut

(Encyclopedia)Al Kut äl ko͞ot [key], town, SE Iraq, on the Tigris River. It is a port and a market center for grains, dates, fruit, and vegetables. There is a large barrage on the Tigris there diverting much of i...

Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de

(Encyclopedia)Alarcón, Pedro Antonio de dā älärkōnˈ [key], 1833–91, Spanish writer, politician, and diplomat. He wrote several novels, including El sombrero de tres picos (1874, tr. The Three-cornered Hat,...

Menéndez Pidal, Ramón

(Encyclopedia)Menéndez Pidal, Ramón rämōnˈ mānānˈdĕth pēᵺälˈ [key], 1869–1968, Spanish scholar and philologist. Menéndez Pidal was a noted authority on Spanish epic literature and the Spanish langu...

Zorrilla y Moral, José

(Encyclopedia)Zorrilla y Moral, José hōsāˈ thôrēˈlyä ē mōrälˈ [key], 1817–93, Spanish poet and dramatist. His works and life epitomized the brief period of Spanish romanticism. One of the most honored...