Agustín de Rojas Villandrando: Quick Facts


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Born August 1572 • Madrid • Spain
Died 1618 (aged 45) • Spain
Notable Works “El viaje entretenido”

Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
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Luis Vélez de Guevara
Spanish author
Henry Fielding, frontispiece to Fielding's Works (1st ed., 1762), engraving by James Basire after a drawing by William Hogarth
Henry Fielding
English author
Smollett, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist, about 1770; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Tobias Smollett
Scottish novelist
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Thomas Nashe
English writer
Lesage, engraving by J.-B. Guelard, 18th century
Alain-René Lesage
French author
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, detail of a portrait by Federico de Madrazo, 1857.
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Cuban Spanish playwright
Lope de Vega
Lope de Vega
Spanish author
Early 20th century black and white portrait of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, seated and resting his face on his hand.
Federico García Lorca
Spanish writer
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Tirso de Molina
Spanish dramatist
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Antonio Buero Vallejo
Spanish playwright
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Fernando Arrabal
French author and playwright
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Juan del Encina
Spanish author and composer