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Luis de Góngora

1561 - 1627

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis de Góngora is the 667th most popular writer (up from 697th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Spain (up from 216th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Writer.

Luis de Góngora is most famous for his poetry. His poetry is known for its use of complex metaphors and elaborate wordplay.

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Among writers, Luis de Góngora ranks 667 out of 7,302. Before him are Ingeborg Bachmann, Francesca da Rimini, Alvin Toffler, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Carlos Fuentes, and Curzio Malaparte. After him are Carlo Gozzi, Madame Roland, A. A. Milne, Magtymguly Pyragy, Premchand, and Leo Africanus.

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Among people born in 1561, Luis de Góngora ranks 3. Before him are Francis Bacon, and Jacopo Peri. After him are Santorio Santorio, Katō Kiyomasa, Henry Briggs, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Ii Naomasa, Thomas Fincke, Fukushima Masanori, and Adriaan van Roomen. Among people deceased in 1627, Luis de Góngora ranks 2. Before him is Jahangir. After him are Tianqi Emperor, Frederick de Houtman, Wei Zhongxian, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Francesco Maria del Monte, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Olivier van Noort.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis de Góngora ranks 198 out of 3,355. Before him are Xavi (1980), Carlos Saura (1932), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Eleanor of Navarre (1426), Xabi Alonso (1981), and Peter II of Aragon (1174). After him are Philip, Duke of Parma (1720), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Martin of Aragon (1356), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Leo Africanus (1494), and Buenaventura Durruti (1896).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Luis de Góngora ranks 19. Before him are Matilde Camus (1919), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Joan Fuster (1922), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), and Vicente Aleixandre (1898). After him are Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), Columella (4), Lucan (39), Judah Halevi (1079), and Joseph of Anchieta (1534).

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