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Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954)

Author of Los intereses creados

129+ Works 567 Members 12 Reviews

About the Author

Critics attribute the beginning of modern Spanish drama to Jacinto Benavente, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922. His work marked his break with the melodrama and affectation of the previous style, represented by Jose Echegaray, another Nobel Prize winner. Benavente considered Lope show more de Vega, Calderon, Shakespeare, Ibsen, and Perez Galdos his masters. Compared to their works, however, Benavente's seems bland and static. He was noted for elegant dialogues, and indeed he used conversation to relate action that takes place offstage. He excelled in the use of social satire, ironic presentations of human weaknesses, and psychological penetration of characters. The Bonds of Interest (1907), considered his best play, utilizes puppet figures. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Jacinto Benavente

Los intereses creados (1907) 230 copies
Obras completas (1956) 18 copies
Comedias escogidas (1967) 15 copies
La Malquerida (1913) 15 copies
tres comedias (1918) 9 copies
La Senora ama 4 copies
Saturday Night (1926) 3 copies
Cartas de mujeres (1979) 3 copies
La malquerida 2 copies
El nido ajeno 2 copies
Teatro 2 copies
Teatro fantástico (2001) 2 copies
Drammi. 1 copy
Comedias y dramas (2007) 1 copy
Los niños 1 copy
Four Plays (1989) 1 copy
Opere 1 copy
El Principe (1996) 1 copy
Teatro escogido (1985) 1 copy
Literatura 1 copy

Associated Works

Great Spanish Plays (1962) — Contributor — 51 copies
Twenty best European plays on the American stage (1957) — Contributor — 28 copies
El martirio de San Sebastián (1917) — Prólogo — 1 copy

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Legal name
Benavente y Martínez, Jacinto
Other names
Бенавенте-и-Мартинес, Хасинто
Birthdate
1866-08-12
Date of death
1954-07-14
Gender
male
Nationality
Spain
Birthplace
Madrid, Spain
Place of death
Madrid, Spain
Places of residence
Madrid, Spain
Awards and honors
Nobel Prize (Literature, 1922)
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VIAF:64015709

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Reviews

Una obra muy entretenida y fácil de seguir. Muy diferente al teatro español al que estaba acostumbrado. El semestre pasado leí unas obras de Benavente más serias y me aburrieron bastante, aunque las reconocí como buenas. "Los intereses creados" es mucho más ágil y los personajes son muy identificables. En definitiva, una obra que rezuma personalidad.
 
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