a failed romance. In Rhymes (Rhyme 21) Bécquer wrote one of the most famous poems in the Spanish language. The poem can be read as a response to a lover who asked what was poetry: Legends The Legends are a variety of romantic tales. As the name implies, most have a legendary tone. Some depict supernatural and semi-religious (Christian) events, like The Mount of the Souls, The Green Eyes, The Rose of the Passion (a blood libel) with references to the Holy Child of la Guardia and The miserere (a religious song). Others cover more or less normal events from a romantic view, like The Moonlight Ray and Three Dates. The Leyendas (Legends) are: El caudillo de las manos rojas, 1858. La vuelta del combate, 1858. (Continued: El caudillo de las manos rojas). La cruz del diablo, 1860. La ajorca de oro, 1861. El monte de las ánimas, 1861. Los ojos verdes, 1861. Maese Pérez, el organista, 1861. Creed en Dios, 1862. El rayo de luna, 1862. El Miserere, 1862. Tres fechas, 1862. El Cristo de la calavera, 1862. El gnomo, 1863. La cueva de la mora, 1863. La promesa, 1863. La corza blanca, 1863. El beso, 1863. La Rosa de Pasión, 1864. La creación, 1861. ¡Es raro!, 1861. El aderezo de las esmeraldas, 1862. La venta de los gatos, 1862. Apólogo, 1863. Un boceto del natural, 1863. Un lance pesado. Memorias de un pavo, 1865. Las hojas secas. Historia de una mariposa y una araña. La voz del silencio, 1923, Released by Fernando Iglesias Figueroa. La fe salva, 1923, Released by Fernando Iglesias Figueroa. La mujer de piedra, Unfinished. Amores prohibidos. El rey Alberto. Narrative He also wrote some narrative pieces in prose, "Narraciones", which are loaded with imagination and implausibility, such as "Memorias de un Pavo" (Memoirs of a Turkey) in which, as the title implies, he describes the trip of a turkey from its home farm to the city, and its purchase to be eaten, when its writings are discovered inside the already cooked body. References Díaz, José Pedro. "Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer: vida y poesía". 2da ed. Madrid: Gredos, 1964. Blanc, Mario A. "Las rimas de Bécquer: su modernidad". 1ra ed. Madrid: Pliegos, 1988. Montesinos, Rafael. "Bécquer: Biografía e imagen". Barcelona: RM, 1977. Carlos BOUSOÑO, "Las pluralidades paralelísticas en Bécquer", en ALONSO, Dámaso y BOUSOÑO, Carlos, Seis calas en la expresión literaria española, Madrid, Gredos, 1951. Giannina