Luis de Góngora quotes

Luis de Góngora was a Spanish Baroque poet famous for his complex and elegant style known as culteranismo. His works are celebrated for their elaborate metaphors and innovative use of the Spanish language. He influenced generations of writers and remains a central figure in Spanish literature. Here are 6 of his quotes:

Longer than a winter's night for a man who is ill-wed.

Luis de Góngora

Life is a wounded stag in whom the fast-stuck arrows function as wings.

Luis de Góngora

The hours will hardly forgive you, those hours that are wearing away the days, those days that are gnawing away the years.

Luis de Góngora

Let merchants traverse seas and lands, For silver mines and golden sands; Whilst I beside some shadowy rill, Just where its bubbling fountain swells, Do sit and gather stones and shells, And hear the tale the blackbird tells.

Luis de Góngora

Feathers are Love's most fitting battle-ground.

Luis de Góngora