Authors in their century

Daniel Defoe

Daniel Foe, better known for his pseudonym Daniel Defoe, was an English writer, journalist and pamphlet, world-famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe.

Baltasar Gracián

Baltasar Gracián and Morales was a Jesuit, a Spanish writer from the Golden Century who cultivated the didactic and philosophical prose. Among his works is El Criticón, w...

John Milton

Poet English, known for "The Lost Paradise.".

Charles Perrault

He was a French writer, mainly recognized for having given literary form to classic children's stories such as Asno Skin, Pulgarcito, Blue Barba, Cinderella, Sleeping Bea...

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was an Irish satirical writer. His most well-known work, The Journey of Gulliver, is a cunning criticism of human society, in such a characteristic style t...

François Marie Voltaire

French writer and philosopher, known for his satire "Cándido.".