José de Espronceda Books
José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado stands as the quintessential Spanish Romantic poet, embodying a Byronic spirit. His verse delves into themes of freedom, love, disillusionment, death, and social protest, exploring the inner lives of characters often marginalized by society. Through narrative poems like "The Student of Salamanca" and the philosophical "The Devil World," he examines the complexities of human nature and societal corruption. Espronceda's shorter "Songs," famously including "The Pirate's Song," highlight his innovative use of social themes within Spanish lyric poetry, making his work a significant contribution to the Romantic movement.
Sancho Saldaña
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Excerpt from Sancho Saldaña, ó el Castellano de Cuellar, Vol. 1: Novela Histórica Original del Siglo XIIIBietende esto se cubrió el rostro con ei sombrero, y de alli a poco empezó a roncar con tanta tuerza y es trépito que su ronquido bastaría a despertar los siete durmientes, y aun a hacer levantar los muertos el día dei juicio tinal.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Es el texto más célebre de Espronceda. El personaje de Félix de Montemar, de personalidad fáustica, se inspira en la leyenda de don Juan Tenorio. Terrorífico relato en el que se percibe la influencia de Lord Byron y de la novela gótica inglesa. El héroe desafía a los poderes divinos.
Sancho Saldaña, o, El castellano de Cuéllar
novela histórica del siglo XIII
Výbor z poezie španělského básníka, romanopisce, dramatika a revolucionáře (1808-1842), v níž si podávají ruku protest proti poměrům společenským, politickým i národním s city lásky, přátelství, okouzlení člověkem a přírodou itouhou po vzletu v nadzemskou výš.