Ricardo Jaimes Freyre
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Ricardo Jaimes Freyre (May 12, 1868 – April 24, 1933) was a Peruvian-born Bolivian poet.
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[edit] Background and early years
Born in Tacna, Peru on May 12, 1868, his Symbolist-influenced verse, which frequently took advantage of free verse forms, was important in the development of Latin American modernism.
Freyre spent much of his time abroad, especially in Argentina.
[edit] Collaboration with Rubén Darío
He founded, in collaboration with Rubén Darío the "short-lived but influential" review Revista de América.[1]
His works were also influenced by Norse mythology.
[edit] Death
Freyre died in Banfield, Argentina on April 24, 1933.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Echevarría, Roberto González & Enrique Pupo-Walker. The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. Page 53. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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