Generation of '27

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The Generation of '27 (Spanish Generación del '27) was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. Their first formal meeting took place in Seville in 1927 to mark the 300th anniversary of the death of Luis de Góngora.

Members included:

• Rafael Alberti (1902-1999)
• Vicente Aleixandre (1898-1984)
• Dámaso Alonso (1898-1990)
• Manuel Altolaguirre (1905-1959)
• Luis Cernuda (1902-1963)
• Gerardo Diego (1896-1987)
• Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)
• Jorge Guillén (1893-1984)
• Emilio Prados (1899-1962)
• Pedro Salinas (1891-1951)

The Civil War brought the splitting of the movement: García Lorca was murdered and other members forced into exile.