Luis de Góngora
Luis de Góngora | |
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Luis de Góngora (1622), in a portrait by Diego Velázquez. | |
| Born | Luis de Argote y Góngora 11 July 1561 Córdoba, Spain |
| Died | 24 May 1627 (aged 65) Córdoba, Spain |
| Occupation | Poet, cleric |
| Period | Spanish Golden Age |
| Literary movement | Culteranismo |
| Notable works | Las Soledades |
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Luis de Góngora y Argote (born Luis de Argote y Góngora; Spanish: [lwis ðe ˈɣoŋɡoɾa]; 11 July 1561 – 24 May 1627) was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet and a Catholic prebendary for the Church of Córdoba. 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 Gongorismo. This style apparently existed in stark contrast to Quevedo's conceptismo, though Quevedo was highly influenced by his older rival from whom he may have isolated "conceptismo" elements.