Death in Spanish Literature

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The paper portrays how tragedy and death permeated the history and literature of Spain. The paper examines the lives and works of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, Mariano Jose de Larra, Benito Perez Galdos, Leopoldo Alas (Clarin), Miguel de Unamuno and Federico Garcia Lorca. The paper discusses how their lives were filled with death and sorrow and illustrates how this is reflected in Spanish literature until the 20th century.

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"Tragedy and death permeated the history and literature of Spain. Despite political upheaval, literature entered the Siglo de Oro (Golden Age) in Spain, spawning many creative and prolific writers in the late 16th century. The Spanish writers wrote of how talents were no match for violence, injustice and ignorance, nor from greater forces beyond Spain's borders. The writers expressed these sentiments, along with feelings of disillusionment with human foibles and the great age that had gone on before (Weller 2)."

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