About
Antonio Machado, born in Seville in 1875, is one of the major poets of the Generation of '98. His work evolved from the Symbolist modernism of Soledades to a more sober and meditative poetry, embodied by Campos de Castilla, inspired by the Castilian landscape and the death of his wife Leonor. He also created apocryphal alter egos, Abel Martín and Juan de Mairena, for his philosophical reflections. A committed Republican, he went into exile in France in 1939 and died in Collioure a few weeks later.
* 1875-07-26 — † 1939-02-22
Major works
- Soledades (1903)poetry collection
- Soledades, galerías y otros poemas (1907)poetry collection
- Campos de Castilla (1912)poetry collection
- Nuevas canciones (1924)poetry collection
- Juan de Mairena (1936)philosophical prose
Key milestones
- 1912Publication of Campos de Castilla, his masterpiece, and death of his wife Leonor.
- 1939Exile in France and death in Collioure on February 22.
Themes
Castilian landscapeexistential meditationtime and memorygrief and lossidentity and otherness
Sources: britannica.com · poetryfoundation.org · cervantesvirtual.com