Spanish word for "the Bard," as in Shakespeare?

Spanish word for "the Bard," as in Shakespeare?
 

Hi, all—

I'm new to this, so apologies in advance for any gaffes!

Just wondering whether there's a standard Spanish usage for referring to Shakespeare as "the Bard." (Of course, I understand his status isn't necessarily as high in Spanish- as in English-speaking countries; but still . . . ) In a note to friend, just joking around, I referred to him as "El Vate," but that was merely sort of a shot in the dark. Alternatively, I'd be curious to know whether any Spanish writer (Cervantes?) has his/her own honorific.

Any thoughts? All notions gratefully received!

Many thanks/Hank

Welcome, Hank!

Shakespeare---> el Bardo (sometimes adding "de Stratford", though many add "del Avon" or even "de Avon")

Cervantes ---> el manco de Lepanto (he was left one-armed in the Battle of Lepanto). We was called in his times "el príncipe de los ingenios" -prince of literary witticism- but lately appellatives as such were not suitable to modern and contemporary tastes.

It was common in schools to mock such epithets: "el manco del espanto" ("the scary one-handed") or in recent times "el gran bardo de Avon" ("the brawl in Avon") in my neck of the woods.