Literary Birthday – 12 August – Jacinto Benavente
Jacinto Benavente was born on 12 August 1866 and died on 14 July 1954.
Jacinto Benavente Quotes
- Everyone thinks that having a talent is a matter of luck; no one thinks that luck could be a matter of talent.
- If people could hear our thoughts, very few of us would escape from being locked away as mad men.
- Blessed are those who imitate us, for they shall inherit our faults.
Jacinto Benavente was a Spanish playwright who became one of the leading figures in Spanish theatre in the early 20th century. He stopped studying law after his father’s death and devoted himself to writing. He produced more than 170 works, most of them plays. He brought greater realism to the Spanish stage and used humour, satire, and dialogue to explore social customs and human behaviour. His best-known works include The Bonds of Interest, The Lady of the House, and The Wrongly Loved. The 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature was given to him for the way he continued the traditions of Spanish drama.
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by Amanda Patterson
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