![]() ![]() After a trip to Mexico, he entered Madrid’s Bohemian literary scene, view a caricature Picasso drew of the playwright. The Spanish playwright studied law at the University of Santiago from 1884, where he developed his literary interests and published in the student magazine "Cafe con Gotas." Joining the Generation '98 (02:04)Īfter his father's death in 1890, Valle-Inclán was free to pursue writing. Santiago University Professor Zas discusses Valle-Inclán's first novel, published in 1895 and inspired by literature from the Muruais family library in Pontevedra. ![]() Valle-Inclán's Childhood (02:09)īorn in 1866, the Spanish playwright grew up in a poor but aristocratic family in Galicia view an ancestral painting that inspired a character from "Los Cruzados de la Causa. His nephew Joaquin explains that the family name was invented. Locals from two Galician villages, Villanueva de Arosa and Puebla del Caramiñal, dispute where the Spanish playwright was born. Writer Francisco Umbral explains that he created an artistic persona. ![]() It is said that the Spanish playwright’s greatest work was his own life. Valle-Inclán's Invented Biography (01:32) Hear an excerpt by the playwright Ramón María del Valle-Inclán describing Spanish society as deformed and grotesque. Introduction to Valle-Inclán (01:35) FREE PREVIEW ![]()
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