Antonio de Guevara

Antonio de Guevara (* around 1480 in Treceño , Cantabria ; † April 3, 1545 in Mondoñedo , province of Lugo , Spain) was a Spanish writer from the province of Álava and an imaginative historian . He invented ancient templates and enriched existing templates with invented representations.

Life

He came from an impoverished aristocracy, came to the court of Emperor Charles V at a young age and held high offices as a Franciscan . He was the official chronicler , inquisitor , bishop of Guadix and Mondoñedo near A Coruña . In his moral works he recommends turning away from the ideal of court life.

Works

His work was very successful in Europe and had an influence on Michel de Montaigne and Grimmelshausen , for example .

Relox de príncipes, or Libro áureo de Marco Aurelio . (Fürstenuhr or Golden Book of Emperor Mark Aurel, 1529, a kind of didactic novel in letter form)
Epistolas familiares . (mostly fictitious)
Menosprecio de corte y alabanza de aldea . (Contempt for the court and praise of the village, 1539, moral satire)
Aviso de privados y doctrina de cortesanos . (1539)
- German: Hof-Schul in the translation by Aegidius Albertinus 1600.
Opera omnia historico-politica ... divided into three parts ... by Mr. Aegidium Albertinum ... transferred from the Hispanic to the German language very diligently. Now overlooked anew ... including a complete register. 3 parts in 1 vol.

literature

Herbert Walz: The moralist in the service of the court: A comparative study on the teaching poetry of Antonio de Guevara and Aegidius Albertinus . Peter Lang, Frankfurt a. M. 1984, ISBN 3-8204-7995-3 .

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personal data
SURNAME	Guevara, Antonio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish writer and imaginative historian (Álava)
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1480
PLACE OF BIRTH	Treceño , Cantabria
DATE OF DEATH	April 3, 1545
Place of death	Mondoñedo , Lugo Province