Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Luis de Góngora
Born: July 11, 1561
Died: May 24, 1627 (aged 65)
Bio: Luis de Góngora y Argote was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all time.
Known for:
- Soledades (1613)
- La Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea (1612)
- The Solitudes of Don Luis de Góngora
- Luis de Góngora: Selected Shorter Poems
- Sonetos completos