Rubén Darío Biography

Rubén Darío biography

Quick Facts

NAME: Rubén Darío
OCCUPATION: Diplomat, Journalist, Author, Poet
BIRTH DATE: January 18, 1867
DEATH DATE: February 06, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH: Metapa, today known as Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua
PLACE OF DEATH: León, Nicaragua
Originally: Félix Rubén García Sarmiento
Nickname: "The prince of Castilian letters"
Nickname: "Father of Modernism"

Best Known For

Rubén Darío was an acclaimed Nicaraguan poet, essayist and journalist who introduced the style known as modernism to Spanish literature.

Quiz

Think you know about Biography?

Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.

Play Now

Print Cite This

Rubén Darío

APA Style

Rubén Darío . (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 03:59, May 23, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640.

Harvard Style

Rubén Darío . [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640 [Accessed 23 May 2013].

MLA Style

"Rubén Darío." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 23 2013, 03:59 http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640.

MHRA Style

"Rubén Darío," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640 [accessed May 23, 2013].

Chicago Style

"Rubén Darío," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640 (accessed May 23, 2013).

CBE/CSE Style

Rubén Darío [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 23] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640.

Bluebook Style

Rubén Darío , http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640 (last visited May 23, 2013).

AMA Style

Rubén Darío . The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/rub%C3%A9n-dar%C3%ADo-37640. Accessed May 23, 2013.

Profile

Rubén Darío, born on January 18, 1867, in Metapa, Nicaragua, would immerse himself in various forms of literary study and exploration. In books of poetry and prose like Azul and Prosas profanas, Darío introduced the writing style known as modernism, which would be highly influential. He also worked as a journalist in Spain and France for La Nación. He died on February 6, 1916.