Ternezas y floras

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Ternezas y floras is an early work by Spanish poet Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, published in 1840. The title translates to "Endearments and Flowers." This collection, along with his subsequent work Ayes del alma (1842), shows the influence of the Spanish Romantic poet José de Zorrilla. However, Campoamor later moved away from Romanticism, notably with his collection Doloras (1845), which featured simple verses of worldly wisdom akin to proverbs and is considered a precursor to new poetic forms. Campoamor's poetry often contains sentimental philosophy presented in a deceptively simple, rhyming prose style.1

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Although his two early books, Ternezas y floras (1840; “Endearments and Flowers”) and Ayes del alma (1842; “Laments of the Soul”), show the influence of the Spanish Romantic poet José y Moral Zorrilla, he broke away from Romanticism with his book Doloras (1845), simple verses of worldly wisdom much like…
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Although his two early books, Ternezas y floras (1840; “Endearments and Flowers”) and Ayes del alma (1842; “Laments of the Soul”), show the influence of the Spanish Romantic poet José y Moral Zorrilla, he broke away from Romanticism with his book Doloras (1845), simple verses of worldly wisdom much like…
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