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Vicente Aleixandre

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Vicente Aleixandre

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Also known as Vicente Pio Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo

Spanish poet (1898–1984)

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Vicente Aleixandre was a Spanish poet, writer, and teacher born in Seville on 26 April 1898. He was a member of the Generation of ‘27 and the Royal Spanish Academy. Educated at the Residencia de Estudiantes, he wrote in Spanish and was recognized in the Nobel Literature collection.

Aleixandre received the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Premio de la Crítica Española. His notable works include *El crimen fue en Granada*, *Homenaje a Vicente Aleixandre*, *Epistolario*, *Homenaje a Luis Cernuda*, and *Dibujos de Gregorio Paieto para el Paraiso perdido de Milton*. He died of tuberculosis in Madrid on 14 December 1984 and was buried at La Almudena Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
26 April 1898
Died
14 December 1984
Works
141

Top works

  • El crimen fue en Granada
  • Homenaje a Vicente Aleixandre
  • Epistolario
  • Homenaje a Luis Cernuda
  • Dibujos de Gregorio Paieto para el Paraiso perdido de Milton

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1977

    “for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Vicente
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Seville
Place of death
Madrid
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Residencia de Estudiantes
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
Spanish
Field of work
poetry
Movement
Generation of ‘27
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Commons category
Vicente Aleixandre
date of birth
1898-04-26
date of death
1984-12-14
member of
Royal Spanish Academy
place of burial
La Almudena Cemetery
cause of death
tuberculosis
writing language
Spanish
ethnic group
Spaniards
relative
Concepción Aleixandre Ballester
name in native language
Vicente Aleixandre
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo
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Encyclopedic overview

Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo ( Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente alejɣˈsandɾe]; 26 April 1898 – 14 December 1984) was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977 "for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars". He was part of the Generation of '27.

Aleixandre's early poetry, which he wrote mostly in free verse, is highly surrealistic. It also praises the beauty of nature by using symbols that represent the earth and the sea. Many of Aleixandre's early poems are filled with sadness. They reflect his feeling that people have lost the passion and free spirit that he saw in nature. He was one of the greatest poets of Spanish literature alongside Cernuda and Lorca. The melancholia of his poetry was also the melancholy of failed or ephemeral love affairs.

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