Luis de Góngora Writer

Luis de Góngora y Argote (11 July 1561 – 24 May 1627) was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all time. His style is characterized by what was called culteranismo, also known as Gongorism (Gongorismo). This style existed in stark contrast to Quevedo's conceptismo.

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Luis de Góngora
Birth dateJuly 11, 1561
Birth place
Córdoba Andalusia
Date of deathMay 24, 1627
Place of death
Córdoba Andalusia

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