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Quevedo, Francisco de

Born: Madrid, 14 September 1580

Died: Villanueva de los Infantes, 8 September 1645

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Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas was the most popular Spanish author of his century. He was also a consummate humanist and pioneer of the literary movement known as Baroque conceptismo. His primary contribution to philosophy falls into the realm of Neostoicism. When seeking classical models for his own Neostoical works, he showed a strong preference for Latin Silver Age authors. His legacy is a unique blend of classical pagan philosophy and Christian teaching, a synthesis most appropriately described by the label Christian Humanism.

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  1. Department of Hispanic Studies, Texas A&M University, MS 4238, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    Hilaire Kallendorf

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Kallendorf, H. (2014). Quevedo, Francisco de. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_124-1

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