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Biography of Rafael Alberti
Name: Rafael Alberti
Birth Date: December 16, 1902
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Gender: Male
Occupations: poet, painter
Rafael Alberti
A member of the group of Spanish poets known as the "Generation of 1927," Rafael Alberti (born 1902) was forced to leave his home at the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War. During his nearly 40 years in exile he established a reputation as one of the most prolific and diverse poets of his generation.Rafael Alberti is regarded today as one of the greatest of modern Spanish poets. A member of the "Generation of 1927," a group of Spanish poets known for revitalizing the art to a quality not seen since the sixteenth century, Alberti gradually turned away from the lyric traditions of his homeland, embracing communism and a more utilitarian style. After the Spanish Civil War, he fled the country and lived in exile, first in Argentina, then in Rome, before finally returning to Spain in 1977, after the death of Franco.Early LifeAlberti was born December 16, 1902 in the Andalusian town of Puerto …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…in 1978 that relatively little has been written about him, particularly by comparison to his Andalusian friend and rival, Lorca. His return to Spain has done much to change this, but the pendulum is still swinging, and much is left to be done to increase the international awareness of this 20th century Spanish genius. Further Reading Alberti, Rafael, Concerning the Angels, City Lights Books, 1995.Alberti, The Eight Names of Picasso, Gas Station Editions, 1992.Alberti, The Lost Grove, University of California Press, 1976.Alberti, Marinero en tierra, Castalia, 1992. Belitt, Ben, Rafael Alberti: Selected Poems, University of California Press, 1966.Jimenez-Fajardo, Salvador, Multiple Spaces: The Poetry of Rafael Alberti, Tamesis Books, 1985.Manteiga, Robert C., The Poetry of Rafael Alberti, Tamesis Books, 1978.Nantell, Judith, Rafael Alberti's Poetry of the Thirties, University of Georgia Press, 1986.Popkin, Louise B., The Theatre of Rafael Alberti, Tamesis Books, 1975.Wesseling, Pieter, Revolution and Tradition: The Poetry of Rafael Alberti, Albatros Hispanofila, 1981.
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