Nicolás Fernández de Moratín
Illustration — Nicolás Fernández de Moratín Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (1737–1780) was the father of one of the most important Spanish writers and dramatists of the neoclassical era, Leandro Fernández de Moratín. He himself was involved in the Spanish literary movement of the day and heavily influenced his son. He wrote Arte de las putas, a poem, and La petimetra, a new comedy.
Nicolás Fernández de Moratín
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- Born
- 1737. · Madrid.
- Died
- 1780. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- poet, writer and comedian.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Illustration — Nicolás Fernández de Moratín Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (1737–1780) was the father of one of the most important Spanish writers and dramatists of the neoclassical era, Leandro Fernández de Moratín. He himself was involved in the Spanish literary movement of the day and heavily influenced his son. He wrote Arte de las putas, a poem, and La petimetra, a new comedy.
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He was also a member of the Tertulia de la Fonda de San Sebastián where he met famous authors like José Cadalso and Tomás de Iriarte.
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1737
Nicolás Fernández de Moratín born at Madrid.
1780
Nicolás Fernández de Moratín died at Madrid.
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- Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (1737–80), The Modern Spanish Sonnet, 2023
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- NICOLÁS FERNÁNDEZ DE MORATÍN, A Critical Anthology of Spanish Verse, 1950
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