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Francisco de Quevedo

Born

in Madrid, Spain

July 06, 1580

Died

September 08, 1645

Genre

Poetry

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Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas was a nobleman, politician and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. His style is categorized by what was called conceptismo, characterized by a rapid rhythm, directness, simple vocabulary, witty metaphors, and wordplay.

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Average rating: 3.72 · 8,103 ratings · 669 reviews · 938 distinct works • Similar authors

	Historia de la vida del Buscón 3.60 avg rating — 3,767 ratings — published 1626 — 421 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler: Two Spanish Picaresque Novels by Francisco de Quevedo, Anonymous, Michael Alpert (Translator), Diego Hurtado de Mendoza 3.62 avg rating — 1,206 ratings — published 1969 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gracias y desgracias del ojo del culo 3.76 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 2004 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los sueños 3.73 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 1627 — 230 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poesía varia 4.30 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 1645 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antología Poética by Francisco de Quevedo, Pablo Jauralde Pou (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 1943 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poesia Original Completa 4.58 avg rating — 85 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El Buscón/Los Sueños 3.61 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poesía 3.81 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poemas escogidos by Francisco de Quevedo, José Manuel Blecua (editor) 3.91 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Francisco de Quevedo (?)

“He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.”
― Francisco de Quevedo

tags: inspirational

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“Nunca mejora su estado quien muda solamente de lugar, y no de vida y costumbres.”
― Francisco de Quevedo, Historia de la vida del Buscón

tags: cambios

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“I will be dust, but dust in love”
― Francisco de Quevedo

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