GONZALEZ MARTINEZ Enrique

(1871-1952)
Born April 13, 1871 in Guadalajara. He studied medicine and 17 years in medical practice, while in 1911 has not moved to Mexico City, which entered the creative association of writers and artists 'Mexican Athenaeum', which played a major role in the development of national culture, 20 in. In 1926 he was appointed ambassador to Spain and stayed in office until 1936. On his return devoted himself to literature.
Lyrics Gonzц?lez Martцґnez, in its evolution is a sample of modern Hispanic poetry. The first collection of poetry Gonzц?lez Martцґnez Preludes (Preludios, 1903) was created in line with the aesthetics of modernism. But in the book Secret trails (Los senderos ocultos, 1911), which included the famous sonnet Death swan (La muerte del cisne), poet rebels against the many innovations of modernism. Bombastic and artificial poetry of imitators P. Dario he opposes the sincerity and intensity of lyrical feeling. Effect Gonzц?lez Martцґnez, Latin American literature has been particularly noticeable in the period 1915-1925. Gonzalez died in Mexico City on February 19, 1952.