What is Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer?
[[Image:Portrait of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, by his brother Valeriano (1862).jpg|thumb|Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, by his brother, [[Valeriano Bécquer]]]] '''Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida''', better known as '''Bécquer''', ([[Seville]], 17 February 1836 – [[Madrid]], 22 December 1870) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[romanticism|post-romanticist]] [[writer]] of [[poetry]] and short stories. He is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature. He adopted the alias of Bécquer as his brother Valeriano Bécquer, a [[painting|painter]], had done earlier. He was associated with the post-romanticism movement and wrote while [[realism]] in literature was enjoying success in Spain. He was moderately well known during his life, but it was after his death that most of his works were published. His best known works are the ''Rhymes'' and the ''Legends,'' usually published together as ''Rimas y leyendas''. These poems and tales are essential to the study of Spanish literature and common reading for high-school students in [[Spanish language|Spanish-speaking countries]]. His work approached the traditional poetry and themes in a modern way, and is considered the founder of modern Spanish lyricism. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Becquer, Gustavo Adolfo}} [[Category:People from Seville]] [[Category:Spanish poets]] [[Category:1836 births]] [[Category:1870 deaths]]