Doloras

work by Campoamor y Campoosorio

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Doloras is a significant work by the Spanish poet Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, published in 1845. This collection of verses marked a departure from the prevailing Romanticism of his earlier works. Instead, Doloras features simple verses that convey worldly wisdom, akin to proverbs. This style was considered innovative and heralded a move toward new poetic forms. While most of Campoamor's poetry contains sentimental philosophy, Doloras is particularly noted for its attempt to establish a poetry of ideas and its break from Romanticism.12

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Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
…from Romanticism with his book Doloras (1845), simple verses of worldly wisdom much like proverbs, which were thought to herald a breakthrough into new poetic forms. Later he published Pequeños poemas (1871; “Little Poems”) and Humoradas (1886; “Pleasant Jokes”). Most of his verse contains little more than sentimental philosophy cloaked…
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…from Romanticism with his book Doloras (1845), simple verses of worldly wisdom much like proverbs, which were thought to herald a breakthrough into new poetic forms. Later he published Pequeños poemas (1871; “Little Poems”) and Humoradas (1886; “Pleasant Jokes”). Most of his verse contains little more than sentimental philosophy cloaked…
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