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Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama".
- Spanish
- 14 July 1954 (aged 87), Madrid, Spain
- 12 August 1866, Madrid, Spain
- Nobel Prize in Literature, 1922
Jacinto Benavente y Martínez was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922. He returned drama to reality by way of social criticism: declamatory verse giving way to prose, melodrama to comedy, formula to experience, impulsive.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jacinto Benavente (Madrid, 12 de agosto de 1866-Madrid, 14 de julio de 1954) fue un dramaturgo, director, guionista y productor de cine español. Prolífico autor teatral, en 1922 fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura.
- Jacinto Benavente Martínez
- 14 de julio de 1954 (87 años), Madrid (España)
- Miocardiopatía
- 12 de agosto de 1866, Madrid (España)
Learn about the life and works of Jacinto Benavente, the Spanish dramatist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922 for his comedies of manners and farces. Find out how he became a stylist, a journalist, and a critic, and how he wrote about society, politics, and the human condition.
Jacinto Benavente, the author of more than 170 plays, dominated the Spanish stage for half a century. He achieved fame and official recognition in his long career and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922. His work is best known for its comic satire, aimed largely at the decadent upper and aristocratic classes of Madrid.
Conoce la vida y obra del dramaturgo español Jacinto Benavente, autor de obras como Los intereses creados, La malquerida o El príncipe que todo lo aprendió en los libros. Descubre cómo renovó el teatro en castellano con influencias europeas y modernas, y cómo combinó sátira, ironía y drama.
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Biografía del dramaturgo y renovador del teatro del siglo XX, Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1922, que se destacó por sus obras sociales, políticas y psicológicas. Conoce su trayectoria, su estilo, su influencia y su compromiso con la sociedad literaria.
