Biblioteca de autores españoles

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The Biblioteca de autores españoles was a monumental collection of Spanish literature. Edited by Buenaventura Carles Aribau and Manuel de Rivadeneyra, it aimed to compile significant literary works from Spain. This collection eventually comprised 71 volumes upon its completion in 1880. Aribau, an economist and author himself, is known for his poem Oda a la patria, which is credited with reviving Catalan literature in the 19th century. He was also involved with influential periodicals of the Romantic movement, such as El Europeo and El vapor.1

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…four volumes of the famous Biblioteca de autores españoles (“Library of Spanish Authors”), a monumental attempt to bring together all the important literature of Spain. (It filled 71 volumes upon completion in 1880.)
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…four volumes of the famous Biblioteca de autores españoles (“Library of Spanish Authors”), a monumental attempt to bring together all the important literature of Spain. (It filled 71 volumes upon completion in 1880.)
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