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Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98.
Antonio Machado ranks among Spain’s greatest 20th-century poets. He was born in 1875 in Palacio de las Duenas on his family’s country estate. When he was still a child, Machado moved with his family to Madrid, where his father had obtained a professorship.
- Proverbios y Cantares. The popular Spanish singer Joan Manuel Serrat included “Proverbios y Cantares” in one disc dedicated exclusively to Machado’s poems.
- La Saeta. Another famous poem by Antonio Machado that’s been musicalized and turned into a song by Joan Manuel Serrat first, but also by other Spanish artists such as the gypsy god of flamenco Camarón de la Isla.
- Deletreos de Armonía. Short and melancholic poem that shows the reflective spirit of a mature Machado. Deletreos de armonía. que ensaya inexperta mano. Hastío.
- Anoche Cuando Dormía. In this poem, Machado expresses his spiritual hopes and transcendent thoughts. Anoche cuando dormía. soñé, ¡bendita ilusión! , que una fontana fluía.
Antonio Machado Ruiz ( Sevilla, 26 de julio de 1875- Colliure, 22 de febrero de 1939) fue un poeta español, el más joven representante de la generación del 98.
Antonio Machado (born July 26, 1875, Sevilla, Spain—died February 22, 1939, Collioure, France) was an outstanding Spanish poet and playwright of Spain’s Generation of ’98. Machado received a doctoral degree in literature in Madrid, attended the Sorbonne, and became a secondary school French teacher.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Antonio Machado Ruiz is considered one of the best poets in the Spanish language of the 20th century. His poems are still read and memorized in many Spanish schools around the world, and his tomb in Collioure is a popular tourist attraction for Spanish people visiting the region.
Antonio Machado was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Generation of '98, a group of writers who reflected on the decline of Spain in the late 19th century. Machado's poetry is characterized by its simplicity, honesty, and profound meditation on themes of time, memory, and loss.
