biography
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Espronceda (y Delgado), José de
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pronunciation:
[espronthetha]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1808–42)
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| biography:
| Poet and revolutionary, born in Almendro de los Barros, W Spain. He was imprisoned several times for revolutionary activities in France and Spain. He wrote Romantic poems in the Byronic manner, and is often called ‘the Spanish Lord Byron’. He also wrote novels, plays, and political works. |
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