Clarín

Leopoldo Alas, universally known by his pen name Clarín, was born in 1852 in Zamora, Spain, and grew up in Oviedo, the Asturian city that would become the model for Vetusta in his masterpiece. He studied law at the University of Oviedo and in Madrid, where he earned his doctorate and began publishing the literary criticism and satirical journalism that made him the most feared and respected critic in Spain. His pen name, meaning "bugle" or "clarion," reflected his conception of the critic's role as one who sounds the alarm against mediocrity and pretension. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by La Regenta.