The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas

Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1645) was a towering figure of the Spanish Golden Age, a period that witnessed a flourishing of literature unmatched in Spain's history. Quevedo was a nobleman, a man of sharp wit and sharper tongue, whose literary output is characterized by a satirical and hyperbolic style. A master of conceptismo, his work is marked by concise and pointed wit, as well as an abundance o...