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Cover of The Solitudes

Golden Age · Poetry

The Solitudes

by Luis de Góngora. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Luis de Góngora, centered on beauty, language, myth; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

Date
1613
Origin
Spain
Era
Golden Age
Genre
Poetry
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Luis de Góngora, centered on beauty, language, myth; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.