Antonio Machado
July 26, 1875 –February 22, 1939
Poet, Writer, Playwright, Teacher, Intellectual
Lived 63 years
- Born in
- Seville
- Passed away in
- Collioure
Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), simply known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. His work, initially modernist, evolved towards an intimate form of symbolism with romantic traits. He gradually developed a style characterised by both an engagement with humanity on one side and an almost Taoist contemplation of existence on the other, a synthesis that, according to Machado, echoed the most ancient popular wisdom. In Gerardo Diego's words, Machado "spoke in verse and lived in poetry."
Notable works: Soledades. Galerías. Otros poemas, Campos de Castilla, Juan de Mairena, File ar Fhile: Antonio Machado Awards: Hijo Adoptivo de Zaragoza Education: Universidad Central, Institución Libre de Enseñanza
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