Iriarte, Tomas de (1750-1791)

Spanish poet. He published his first original comedy, Hacer que hacemos, 1770. A dull didactic poem, La música 1779, inspired by Haydn, was much admired, but he is best known for his Fábulas literarias 1782, a discussion of literature by animals.

He was born in Orotava, Tenerife, and began his literary career by translating French plays.