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Jacinto Benavente y Martínez

Personal information
Surname: Benavente y Martínez
First name: Jacinto
Born: 12 August 1866, Madrid, Spain
Died: 14 July 1954
Biography

Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954) is considered to be one of Spain’s most important playwrights. Born in Madrid, he enjoyed a comfortable upbringing as the son of the esteemed paediatrician... (Read more...)

Further information

Benavente and Echegaray

The relationship between the theatre of José Echegaray (1832-1916) and Jacinto Benavente has long been a topic of scholarly interest. It is widely contended that... (Read more...)

Themes

Benavente’s theatre explores the social mores of upper middle-class and aristocratic society. While Benavente’s plays often critique the hypocrisies or inanities of bourgeois and courtl... (Read more...)

Style

Benavente’s work varies in style. He is probably most well known for his social comedies, although he also wrote plays for children and psychological works consisting of symbolist and f... (Read more...)

Plays in the database
Useful reading and websites
  • Ayllón, Cándido. 1963. ‘Experiments in the Theatre of Unamuno, Valle-Inclán and Azorín’, Hispania, 46.1, 49-56

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 22 February 2011.

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