Félix María de Samaniego

1745 - 1801, Neoclassicism

Key Points
  • He sharply criticized politics and religion in the Spain of his time

  • Good connoisseur of French education system and admirer of the French encyclopedia work

  • Actively participated in politics, maintaining energetic confrontations in defense of his convictions

  • Literary style that develops a scathing critique of issues of the society in which he lived

  • Fiercely defended the imposition of the norms of the neoclassical theater in opposition to the Spanish classical theater

  • Best know by his fables, which are satires against relevant people of his time

Relevant Works
  • Fábulas

  • Carta apologética al señor Masson

  • El jardín de Venus

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