Juan José Domenchina facts for kids

Juan José Domenchina Moreu (18 May 1898 – 27 October 1959) was a Spanish poet and literary critic from the "Generation of '27".

Life

Juan José Domenchina was born in Madrid in 1898. He trained as a teacher but never taught. His early poetry shows the influence of Juan Ramón Jiménez, although it has a more Baroque quality. Apart from poetry he wrote at least two novels, La túnica de Neso (1919) and Dédalo (1932). His wife was Ernestina de Champourcín (born 1905), also a poet and novelist. By 1936 Domenchina had published eight books of poetry. Domenchina also contributed literary criticism to the Madrid newspapers El Sol and La Voz, and was involved in politics. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–39) under the government of Juan Negrín the sub-secretariat of Propaganda was headed by Leonard Martín Echevarría of the Republican Left. Domenchina, also of the Republican Left, headed the Spanish Information Service.

Due to his Republican ideals Domenchina was forced into exile in Mexico after the civil war. His wife accompanied him to Mexico and found work as an interpreter and translator. Domenchina's poetry changed in nature, reflecting the profound emotional impact of the defeat of the Republic. ..... His last book of poetry was Exul Umbra (Mexico, 1948). He died in Mexico in 1959.

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In Spanish: Juan José Domenchina para niños