Background
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio was born in Navia, Asturias, September 24, 1817, and was orphaned in early childhood.
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Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio was born in Navia, Asturias, September 24, 1817, and was orphaned in early childhood.
While still quite young, Campoamor considered becoming a Jesuit, but rejected the idea and went to Madrid, where he began the study of medicine. He soon abandoned this career in favor of literature and politics.
A distinguished speaker of mildly conservative opinion, he was elected a deputy of the Cortes as well as being appointed provincial governor and secretary of the treasury. As a writer Campoamor explored all literary fields from philosophy, in works such as El Personalismo (1855) and Lo Absoluto (1865), to tragedies, such as Guerra a la guerra (1868). Yet he was particularly interested in poetry, and his renown among his contemporaries was such that he was compared to the greatest poets of all time. Critics in later times have considered his work to be of little value aesthetically, but interesting insofar as it reflects the tastes and ideas that characterized Spain just before the end of the 19th century. Although most of his works were written before the time of the Restoration (1874 - 1898), Campoamor anticipates and clearly represents this later period, known in Spain as "the foolish years. " He died Feb. 11, 1901. In his PoéticaPoetica (1883) Campoamor maintains that only rhythm should separate poetry from prose. His verses accord with this prosaic conception of poetry and represent a reaction against the excessive pomposity of the Romantic period. Indeed, Campoamor carries the reaction so far that at times he seems to identify poetry with platitude. His theory, which holds a relative between poetry and prose, however, foreshadows a prevalent 20th-century conception of poetry. Campoamor's poetry is sometimes extensive and pretentious, sometimes brief and simple. An example of his more elaborate style is El Drama universal (1869), in which he tried "to embrace all the passions and realities of life. " It was a distinct failure. His briefer poems, often satiric, are more interesting, especially as documents of the time. Campoamor was the poetic echo of the society of his period; his value lies in his portrayal of an entire epoch.
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