Key Points

• The most prominent poet of his time along with Francisco de Quevedo

• A simple poetry phase is followed by another of great difficulty of rhetorical comprehension.

• Used his literary wit to fight his enemies

• Founder of the literary style called "culteranismo", also "gongorismo"

• Mythological references mixed with Latin syntax abound in his compositions

• Poetry uses as many words as possible to convey little meaning or to conceal the meaning

Relevant Works

• Fábula de Polifemo y Galatea

• Soledades

• Fábula de Príamo y Tisbe