Generation of '98

The Generation of '98 (also called Generation of 1898 or, in Spanish, Generación del 98 or Generación de 1898) was a group of novelists, poets, essayists, and thinkers active in Spain at the time of the Spanish-American War (1898).

Related Topics:
Spanish - Novel - Poet - Essay - Spain - Spanish-American War - 1898

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The group reinvigorated Spanish letters and restored Spain to a position of intellectual and literary prominence that it had not held for centuries. It was important to the group to define the quality of Spain, with emphasis on culture and history.

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The name Generación del 98 was coined by Azorín in 1913,

Related Topics:
Azorín - 1913

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