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Azul (Rubén Darío)

1888 · 19th century

Azul is a collection of short stories and poems by the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, published in Valparaíso, Chile, in 1888. Its refined language, rich imagery and musical verse, drawing on French Parnassian and Symbolist models, made it the founding work of modernismo, the movement that renewed Spanish-language literature. A second, enlarged edition appeared in 1890.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Azul (Rubén Darío). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/azul-ruben-dario
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