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Juan Alfonso de Baena
Spanish poet
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history of Spanish literature
- In Spanish literature: The 15th century
…the king by the poet Juan Alfonso de Baena, anthologized 583 poems (mostly courtly lyrics) by 55 poets from the highest nobles to the humblest versifiers. The collection showed not merely the decadence of Galician-Portuguese troubadours but also the stirrings of more-intellectual poetry incorporating symbol, allegory, and Classical allusions in…
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use of cancioneiro
- In cancioneiro
…of 583 poems made by Juan Alfonso Baena that shows the influence of the Portuguese lyric but is more intellectual, using symbol, allegory, and classical allusion in the treatment of themes of high moral, philosophical, or political intent; and the Cancionero general (1511), a collection of late medieval lyrics made…
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