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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Soledades
Luis de GóngoraA long, dense poem of inverted syntax and rich imagery, the central text of Spanish Gongorism.
Adone
Giambattista MarinoA very long mythological epic in ornate Italian verse, a major example of Marinism.
La vida es sueño
Pedro Calderón de la BarcaA prince raised in captivity is released to rule, and the play asks whether life is a dream.
Le Grand Cyrus
Madeleine de ScudéryA vast heroic romance of love and adventure, published in installments from 1649 to 1653, typical of the précieux taste.
El Criticón
Lorenzo GraciánAn allegorical novel of two men travelling through life, full of wordplay and moral maxims.
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- Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch
Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus TeutschHans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen - Paradise Lost
Paradise LostJohn Milton - Lucifer
LuciferJoost van den Vondel - Religio Medici
Religio MediciThomas Browne - Last year at Marienbad
Last year at MarienbadAlain Robbe-Grillet1962 - The age of Baroque
The age of BaroqueMichael Kitson1966 - Illuminating Luke
Illuminating LukeHeidi J. Hornik2003 - Moon Shadows
Moon ShadowsAnn Boyle1978 - Van Dyck
Van DyckStijn Alsteens2016