El lebrel del cielo

work by Benavente y Martínez

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El lebrel del cielo (1952) is a play by Jacinto Benavente y Martínez, a prominent Spanish dramatist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922. Benavente was known for bringing social criticism and dialogue-driven plays to the forefront of Spanish theater, moving away from verse and melodrama towards prose and comedy.1

El lebrel del cielo was inspired by Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven". While Benavente wrote over 150 plays, his later works, including El lebrel del cielo, did not significantly add to his established fame.1

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… (1948; “The Ancient Noblewoman”) and El lebrel del cielo (1952), inspired by Francis Thompson’s poem “Hound of Heaven,” Benavente’s later works did not add much to his fame.
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… (1948; “The Ancient Noblewoman”) and El lebrel del cielo (1952), inspired by Francis Thompson’s poem “Hound of Heaven,” Benavente’s later works did not add much to his fame.
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