Key Points

• Advocate of classic Spanish theater, in contrast to the neoclassical in vogue

• Autor of particular and controversial opinions

• Was exile for suspicion of acting against the government

• Strive to rekindle the Spanish drama

• His tragedy Raquel is one of the most relevant works of Spanish neoclassical theater

• Director of the Spanish National Library

Relevant Works

• Siglo de Oro del Teatro Español (1786)

• Raquel (1778)

• Agamenón vengado (1779)