The Spanish lyric poet Gustavo Adolfo Dominguez Bécquer (1836-1870) is noted for his Rimas, a collection of short lyric poems. This work had such a profound influence that it is considered the starting point of Spanish contemporary poetry.

What is poetry Gustavo Adolfo Becquer?

Poetry, for Becquer, is the divine essence of life, omnipresent yet transcendent. This essence cannot be directly communicated, only suggested. Fragmentation, symbolism, analogy, irony and paradox are means used by Becquer to transmit indirectly the transcendent meaning of poetry.

What did Gustavo Adolfo Becquer study?

He started his painting studies in the one of his uncle’s workshops, but he convinced him to take up his studies and paid for his Latin courses. Bécquer moved to Madrid in 1854 with the wish of becoming a great writer, but things didn’t go as planned and he’s left feeling quite disappointed.

Who is Gustavo Adolfo Becquer a pseudonym?

Today he is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature, and is considered by some as the most read writer after Miguel de Cervantes. He adopted the alias of Bécquer as his brother Valeriano Bécquer, a painter, had done earlier.

What is poetry you say while you nail in my pupil your blue pupil?

you ask, while fixing your blue pupil on mine. What is poetry! And you are asking me? Poetryis you.”

What is meant by poetry?

poetry, literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.

When did Becquer write Rimas?

(1871; “Works”). His Rimas, probably his best-known works, are sensitive, restrained, and deeply subjective. Bécquer’s poetry explores themes of love—particularly in connection with disillusionment and loneliness—and the mysteries of life and poetry.