Person

Rosalía de Castro

Crew · 1837–1885 · Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

María Rosalía Rita de Castro (23 February 1837 – 15 July 1885), was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Galician cultural icon, she was a leading figure in the emergence of the literary Galician language. Through her work, she projected multiple emotions, including the yearning for the celebration of Galician identity and culture, and female empowerment. She is credited with challenging the traditional female writer archetype.

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  four scenes from a village

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  The Witching Hour

  Poem

• 2018four scenes from a villageWriter
• 1985The Witching HourPoem