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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer's Leyendas are a collection of approximately 20 prose tales. These stories are characterized by their medieval settings, supernatural elements like nymphs, and a mysterious, dreamlike atmosphere. Written in a lyrical and richly colored style, the narratives explore themes of love, death, and the supernatural world. Bécquer, a late Romantic poet and author, is considered one of the first modern Spanish poets. His Leyendas, along with his Rimas (Rhymes), were published posthumously.1

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  1. Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
  2. Spanish literature - The novel
  3. Spanish literature - The Romantic movement
  4. Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas
  5. Spanish literature - The rise of heroic poetry

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