Cantos del trovador

Cantos del trovador is a collection of verse legends published in 1841 by Spanish poet and dramatist José Zorrilla y Moral. Zorrilla was a prominent figure in the nationalist wing of the Spanish Romantic movement, known for his picturesque characters, lyrical flights, and Romantic coloring. While his work was immensely popular and is considered quintessentially Spanish, Cantos del trovador, like much of his poetry, has been noted for its carelessness and verbosity. Zorrilla's most famous work is the play Don Juan Tenorio, which became the most popular play of 19th-century Spain.1