Becquer, with extreme punctiliousness, tendered his resignation as censor of novels.
This is the principal biography of Becquer and the source of all the others.
Whatever Becquer may have owed to Heine, in form or substance, he was no servile imitator.
The same can be said of other periodicals for which Becquer collaborated.
An interesting sketch of Becquer's life and an excellent appreciation of his style.
