Antonio Machado

(1875-1939)

Spanish poet

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Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. His work, initially modernist, evolved towards an intimate form of symbolism with romantic traits. He gradually developed a style characterised by both an engagement with humanity on one side and an almost Taoist contemplation of existence on the other, a synthesis that, according to Machado, echoed the most ancient popular wisdom. In Gerardo Diego's words, Machado "spoke in verse and lived in poetry."

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Born	Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz 26 July 1875 Seville, Spain
Died	22 February 1939 (aged 63) Collioure, France
Zodiac	Leo
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