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Zorrilla y Moral, José
José Zorrilla y Moral.
José Zorrilla y Moral
Spanish writer
Quick Facts
- Born:
- Feb. 21, 1817, Valladolid, Spain
- Died:
- Jan. 23, 1893, Madrid (aged 75)
- Notable Works:
- “Cantos del trovador”
- “Don Juan Tenorio”
- Movement / Style:
- Romanticism
José Zorrilla y Moral (born Feb. 21, 1817, Valladolid, Spain—died Jan. 23, 1893, Madrid) was a poet and dramatist, the major figure of the nationalist wing of the Spanish Romantic movement. His work was enormously popular and is now regarded as quintessentially Spanish in style and tone. After studying law at Toledo and Valladolid, Zorilla y Moral left the university and went to Madrid to devote himself to literature. In 1837 he became an overnight success with his recitation of an elegy at the funeral of the poet Mariano José de Larra. He ran away from his wife and financial ...(100 of 243 words)