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José Zorrilla
1817–1893
Best known for the enduring drama Don Juan Tenorio, this Spanish Romantic writer helped shape 19th-century literature with poetry and theater full of energy, feeling, and legend. His work was hugely popular in his lifetime and remains one of the most recognizable voices of Spanish Romanticism.
5 Audiobooks
Modern Poets and Poetry of Spain
by James Kennedy, Juan Bautista Arriaza, Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, José de Espronceda, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, José María Heredia, Tomás de Iriarte, Gaspar de Jovellanos, Francisco Martínez de la Rosa, Juan Meléndez Valdés, Manuel José Quintana, duque de Angel de Saavedra Rivas, José Zorrilla
Recuerdos Del Tiempo Viejo
by José Zorrilla
Granada, Poema Oriental, precedido de la Leyenda de al-Hamar, Tomo 1
by José Zorrilla
Granada, Poema Oriental, precedido de la Leyenda de al-Hamar, Tomo 2
by José Zorrilla
About the author
Born in Valladolid on February 21, 1817, José Zorrilla y Moral became one of the central figures of Spanish Romantic literature. He studied law for a time, but literature drew him more strongly, and he made his name in Madrid as a poet and playwright.
Zorrilla wrote poems, legends, and plays, but he is especially remembered for Don Juan Tenorio, first performed in 1844. The play became his most famous work and helped secure his lasting place in Spanish letters. His writing was admired for its dramatic sweep, lyrical tone, and strong sense of Spanish history and tradition.
He spent part of his career in Mexico before returning to Spain, where he was widely honored in his later years. Zorrilla died in Madrid on January 23, 1893, leaving behind a body of work that still stands as a classic expression of Spanish Romanticism.