Writer. He was a Spanish dramatist, translator, and neoclassical poet. In addition to translating works of Molière and William Shakespeare into Spanish, he was a major poet, dramatist and man of letters whose writings promoted the reformist ideas associated with the Spanish Enlightenment. In 1790, he published his first comedy, "El viejo y la niña," Two years later, in 1792, he wrote the play "La comedia nueva," a dramatic attack on the extravagant plots used by other contemporary playwrights. Moratín died in Paris and was buried there in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. However, at the turn of the 20th century, his remains were brought back to Spain for interment in Madrid's Cementerio Sacramental de San Isidro.
Writer. He was a Spanish dramatist, translator, and neoclassical poet. In addition to translating works of Molière and William Shakespeare into Spanish, he was a major poet, dramatist and man of letters whose writings promoted the reformist ideas associated with the Spanish Enlightenment. In 1790, he published his first comedy, "El viejo y la niña," Two years later, in 1792, he wrote the play "La comedia nueva," a dramatic attack on the extravagant plots used by other contemporary playwrights. Moratín died in Paris and was buried there in the Père Lachaise Cemetery. However, at the turn of the 20th century, his remains were brought back to Spain for interment in Madrid's Cementerio Sacramental de San Isidro.
Bio by: Ola K Ase
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