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CESPEDES 'Y MENESES, GONZALO DE (1585 ?1638), Spanish novelist, was born at Madrid about 1585. Nothing positive is known of him before the publication of his celebrated romance, the Poema trdgico del Espanol Gerardo, y desengano del amor lascivo (16151617); there is evidence that he had been sentenced to eight years at the galleys previous to the 1st of January 162o, and that the penalty
confiscation of the book, Cespedes took up his residence at Saragossa and Lisbon
exile he issued a collection of short stories entitled Historias peregrinas y exemplares'(1623), the unfinished romance Varia fortuna del sold ado Pindaro (1626), and the first part
imagination
character . The Poema trdgico has been utilized by Fletcher in The Spanish Curate and in The Maid of the Mill.The Historias peregrinas has been reprinted (1906) with a valuable introduction by Sr. Cotarelo y Mod. End of Article: CESPEDES If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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