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Questions about Ausiàs March

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When was Ausiàs March born and where did he live?

Ausiàs March entered the world around 1400 within a Valencian noble family in Gandia. He settled permanently in Gandia upon his return from military campaigns in 1427 and remained there for the rest of his life.

Who were the parents of Ausiàs March and what was their profession?

His father Pere March served as treasurer to the Duke of Gandia and was also a poet himself. An uncle named Jaume March II shared this poetic lineage with him.

What year did Ausiàs March die and where is he buried?

March died on the 3rd of March 1459 after moving from Gandia to Valencia in 1450. He was buried in his family chapel located inside the Valencia Cathedral while his wives rest elsewhere.

How did Ausiàs March influence later poets like Shakespeare and Camões?

Other major poets like Camões and Shakespeare would later follow this path of introspection developed by Ausiàs March. His poems often contained conflicting battles between moral duty and human longing that reached their apex in works combining spiritual struggle with personal grief.

When were the first printed editions of Ausiàs March's poetry published?

His verses circulated through manuscript traditions until appearing in print editions starting in 1543. Spanish translations had already made them known to wider audiences beginning in 1539.