Luis de Góngora

Spanish Baroque lyric poet (1561-1627)

Luis de Góngora y Argote (born Luis de Argote y Góngora) (11 July 1561 – 24 May 1627) was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet. 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 existed in stark contrast to Quevedo's conceptismo.

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Luis de Góngora was born on Tuesday, 11 July 1561 in Córdoba, Spain. He was best known as a writer. Góngora's country of citizenship (nationality) was Spanish. He died on Monday, 24 May 1627 in Córdoba, Spain at the age of 65. His zodiac star sign was Cancer.

You can find people similar to Luis de Góngora by visiting our lists Spanish male poets and People from Córdoba, Spain.

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Date of birth	11 July 1561	edit
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain	edit
Date of death	24 May 1627	edit
Age	65 (age at death)
Place of death	Córdoba, Spain	edit
Occupation	Poet, cleric	edit
Occupation category	Writer	edit
Nationality	Spanish	edit

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