Alberti, Rafael (räfäĕl` älbĕr`tē), 1902–99, Spanish poet. After abandoning an earlier career as a painter, Alberti published his first book, Marinero en tierra [sailor on dry land] (1925), which was widely applauded. He was a member of the "Generation of 1927," which also included such figures as Vicente Aleixandre Aleixandre, Vicente (vēthĕn`tā älāhän`drā), 1898–1984, Spanish lyric poet.
..... Click the link for more information. , Luis Buñuel Buñuel, Luis (l
ēs` b
..... Click the link for more information. , and Federico García Lorca García Lorca, Federico (fāthārē`kō gärthē`ä lôr`kä)
..... Click the link for more information. . Alberti's poems show the influence of Juan Ramón Jiménez Jiménez, Juan Ramón (hwän rämōn` hēmā`nāth), 1881–1958, Spanish lyric poet, b.
..... Click the link for more information. and of the Spanish classics, especially of Góngora Góngora y Argote, Luis de (l
..... Click the link for more information. . His poetic brilliance is revealed in Concerning the Angels (1929, tr. 1967), a collection of introspective lyrics with surrealist overtones. A Loyalist in the Spanish civil war, Alberti sought exile in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after Franco's triumph in 1939. Temporarily living in a number of cities including Paris and Rome, he did not return to Spain until 1977. His later poetry is enhanced by an intimate, spiritual lyricism. Alberti was also a noted playwright.
..... Click the link for more information. , Luis Buñuel Buñuel, Luis (l
ēs` b..... Click the link for more information. , and Federico García Lorca García Lorca, Federico (fāthārē`kō gärthē`ä lôr`kä)
..... Click the link for more information. . Alberti's poems show the influence of Juan Ramón Jiménez Jiménez, Juan Ramón (hwän rämōn` hēmā`nāth), 1881–1958, Spanish lyric poet, b.
..... Click the link for more information. and of the Spanish classics, especially of Góngora Góngora y Argote, Luis de (l
..... Click the link for more information. . His poetic brilliance is revealed in Concerning the Angels (1929, tr. 1967), a collection of introspective lyrics with surrealist overtones. A Loyalist in the Spanish civil war, Alberti sought exile in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after Franco's triumph in 1939. Temporarily living in a number of cities including Paris and Rome, he did not return to Spain until 1977. His later poetry is enhanced by an intimate, spiritual lyricism. Alberti was also a noted playwright.
Bibliography
See selected poems tr. by M. Strand (1973) and by J. Elgurriaga and M. Paul (1981).
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