A leading critic of contemporary Spanish poetry examines here the work of ten important poets who came to maturity in the immediate post-Civil War period and whose major works appeared between 1956 and 1971: Francisco Brines; Eladio Cabanero; Angel Crespo; Gloria Fuertes; Jaime Gil de Biedma; Angel Gonzalez; Manuel Mantero; Claudio Rodriguez; Carlos Sahagun; and Jose Angel Valente.
Although each of these poets has developed an individual style, their work has certain common characteristics: use of the everyday language and images of contemporary Spain, development of language codes...
A leading critic of contemporary Spanish poetry examines here the work of ten important poets who came to maturity in the immediate post-Civil War ...
