María Zambrano

María Zambrano
Born
María Zambrano Alarcón

(1904-04-22)22 April 1904
Died6 February 1991(1991-02-06) (aged 86)
Madrid, Spain
AwardsPríncipe de Asturias Award
Cervantes Prize
Education
EducationComplutense University of Madrid
Philosophical work
Main interestspoetry, mysticism, nihilism, religion, the human
Notable worksEl hombre y lo divino [Man and the divine], La Confesión [The Confession]
Notable ideaspoetical reason
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María Zambrano Alarcón (22 April 1904 6 February 1991) was a Spanish essayist and philosopher associated with the Generation of '36 movement. Her extensive work between the civic engagement and the poetic reflection started to be recognised in Spain over the last quarter of the 20th century after living many years in exile. She was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award (1981) and the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (1988).