Modern Spanish Lyrics by Various
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à Kempis; in form he aimed at conciseness and directness
rather than at artistic perfection. His poetry lacks enthusiasm and coloring, but it has dramatic interest. [Footnote 4: Menéndez y Pelayo (_Ant. Poetas Hisp.-Am._, I, p. lv) says: "Al fin españoles somos, y á tal profusión de luz y á tal estrépito de palabras sonoras no hay entre nosotros quien resista."] The poets Manuel del PALACIO (1832-1895) and Federico BALART (1831-1905), though quite unlike in genius, won the esteem of their contemporaries. Palacio wrote excellent sonnets and epigrams. In his _Leyendas y poemas_ he proved his mastery of Spanish diction; he had, moreover, the saving grace of humor which was so noticeably lacking in Zorrilla's legends. The poet and literary critic, Balart, achieved fame with his _Dolores_, in which he mourns with sincere grief the death of his beloved wife. Mention should also be made of the following poets who deserve recognition in this brief review of the history of Spanish lyric poetry: Vicente Wenceslao QUEROL (1836-1889), a Valencian, whose _El eclipse, Cartas á María_, and _La fiesta de Venus_, evince a remarkable technical skill and an unusual correctness of diction; Teodoro page xlii LLORENTE (cf. p. 279); José GALIANO ALCALÁ whose verses have delicate feeling and lively imagination; Emilio FERRARI (b. 1853), the author of _Abelardo é Hipatia_ and _Aspiración_; the pessimistic poets, Joaquín María de BARTRINA (1850-1880) and Gabino TEJADO; Salvador RUEDA (b. 1857), author of _El bloque_, _En tropel_ and _Cantos |
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