Poet. José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado was a Romantic Spanish poet, one of the most representative authors of the 19th century. He was influenced by Eugenio de Ochoa, Federico Madrazo, Alfred Tennyson, Richard Chenevix Trench and Diego de Alvear. Espronceda began wrinting the historical poem "El Pelayo," later he wrote the novel "Sancho Saldaña." His other important works include "El estudiante de Salamanca," "El mendigo," "¡Guerra!," "Al dos de mayo" and "El diablo mundo." Many of his works display the tendencies of Romanticism, and along with José Zorrilla he is considered Spain's most important Romantic poet, as well as the most rebellious.
Poet. José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado was a Romantic Spanish poet, one of the most representative authors of the 19th century. He was influenced by Eugenio de Ochoa, Federico Madrazo, Alfred Tennyson, Richard Chenevix Trench and Diego de Alvear. Espronceda began wrinting the historical poem "El Pelayo," later he wrote the novel "Sancho Saldaña." His other important works include "El estudiante de Salamanca," "El mendigo," "¡Guerra!," "Al dos de mayo" and "El diablo mundo." Many of his works display the tendencies of Romanticism, and along with José Zorrilla he is considered Spain's most important Romantic poet, as well as the most rebellious.
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