BÉCQUER, GUSTAVO ADOLFO
?In Seville, in the very portico of Santa Inés, and while, on Christmas Eve, I was waiting for the Midnight Mass to begin, I heard this tradition from a lay-sister of the convent.
As was natural, after hearing it, I waited impatiently for the ceremony to commence, eager to be present at a miracle...?
The Legends are a variety of romantic tales. As the name implies, most have a legendary tone. Some depict supernatural and semi-religious (Christian) events, like The mount of the souls, The green eyes, The rose of the Passion (a blood libel) with references to the Holy Child of La Guardia and The miserere (a religious song). Others cover more or less normal events from a romantic view, like The moonlight ray and Three dates.
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, (1836-1870) was a Spanish post-romanticist poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented in drawing. Today he is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature.
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer nació en Sevilla en 1836. Su nombre original era Gustavo Adolfo Domínguez Bastida.
Como legado para la literatura del mundo, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer dejó sus ?Rimas?; en el género de las leyendas escribió la célebre ?Maese Pérez el Organista?, ?Los ojos verdes?, ?Las hojas secas? y ?La rosa de pasión? entre varias otras.
Es considerado el padre de la poesía moderna y sus Rimas son junto a El Quijote los libros más vendidos del castellano.
