Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Enrique Jardiel Poncela (Madrid, 15 de octubre de 1901-ibídem, 18 de febrero de 1952) fue un escritor y dramaturgo español. Su obra, relacionada con el teatro del absurdo, se alejó del humor tradicional acercándose a otro más intelectual, inverosímil e ilógico, rompiendo así con el naturalismo tradicional imperante en el teatro español de la época. Esto le supuso ser atacado por una gran parte de la crítica de su tiempo, ya que su ironía hería los sentimientos más sensibles y abría un abanico de posibilidades cómicas que no siempre eran bien entendidas. A esto hay que sumar sus posteriores problemas económicos y fracasos de público durante la dictadura franquista. Sin embargo, el paso de los años no ha hecho sino acrecentar su figura y sus

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Dario Fo

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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Miguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as the first modern novel.

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