Background
Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1846.
(Vuelta a la Patria Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, poeta vene...)
Vuelta a la Patria Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, poeta venezolano considerado (1846-1892) Este libro electrónico presenta «Vuelta a la Patria», de Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, en texto completo. Un índice interactivo permite acceder directamente al capítulo seleccionado. Índice interactivo -01- Presentación -02- VUELTA A LA PATRIA
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Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1846.
He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. He lived many years in exile, due to political problems his family had with the government of that time. Later Pérez Bonalde travelled to the United States, Puerto Rico, Asia, Europe and Africa, because of his activity as tradesman.
His poem Vuelta a la Patria is about his return to Venezuela.
Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde lost a daughter. He wrote a poem Flor in memory of her.
Destroyed by the morphine Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde died in Louisiana Guaira, Venezuela, in 1892. Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde is considered as a poet of romantic trend, but many people believe he was also a precursor of Modernism.
Vuelta a la Patria is his most known poem.
On the other hand Pérez Bonalde translated works of English, German, Italian, Danish, Chinese, Portuguese, French writers into Spanish. The Songbook of Heine and the poem "The Raven" of Edgar Allan Poe are his most famous translations.
(Vuelta a la Patria Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, poeta vene...)
