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María de Zayas

1590 - 1961

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María de Zayas y Sotomayor (before 12 September 1590 – 1661) wrote during Spain's Golden Age of literature. She is considered by a number of modern critics as one of the pioneers of literary feminism, while others consider her simply a well-accomplished baroque author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of María de Zayas has received more than 62,813 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. María de Zayas is the 4,594th most popular writer, the 1,416th most popular biography from Spain and the 162nd most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, María de Zayas ranks 4,594 out of 7,302. Before her are Pierre Daninos, Panyassis, Jacques Dupin, Willem Elsschot, Aleksey Remizov, and Felisberto Hernández. After her are Albert Samain, Dante Spinotti, Adolf Ivar Arwidsson, Saint-Pol-Roux, Linn Ullmann, and Camille Paglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1590, María de Zayas ranks 15. Before her are Yamada Nagamasa, Urbain Grandier, Jacob van Eyck, Théophile de Viau, John Albert II, and Daniel Seghers. After her are William Bradford, and Sarmad Kashani. Among people deceased in 1961, María de Zayas ranks 133. Before her are Scott LaFaro, Lajos Dinnyés, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Harriet Bosse, Anita Stewart, and Paul W. Merrill. After her are Tiny Sandford, York Bowen, Ion Barbu, Nita Naldi, Rosa Sensat, and Paul Deman.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, María de Zayas ranks 1,416 out of 3,355. Before her are Gaspar de Portolá (1716), César Sánchez (1971), Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba (1951), Ricardo Gallego (1959), Luis de Pablo (1930), and Martín Marculeta (1907). After her are Juan Hilario Marrero (1905), García López de Cárdenas (1500), Humfrid (null), Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito (1754), Javier Cercas (1962), and Antonia San Juan (1961).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, María de Zayas ranks 162. Before her are Gerardo Diego (1896), Félix María de Samaniego (1745), Jesús Moncada (1941), Terenci Moix (1942), Quim Monzó (1952), and Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750). After her are Javier Cercas (1962), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (1949), Juan José Millás (1946), Eduardo Pondal (1835), Rosa Sensat (1873), and Juan de la Cueva (1543).

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