Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneyra
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Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneyra (also Ribadeneyra ; born July 18, 1610 in Alcalá de Henares , † April 19, 1686 in Madrid ) was a Spanish playwright and historian .
life and work
Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneyra studied law in Salamanca . But he also tried his hand at dramatic poetry and wrote the acclaimed comedy Amor y obligación at the age of 17 , which was published in 1929 by W. Fischer and R. Ruppert and in 1930 by E. Juliá Martínez. At the age of 26, Solís y Rivadeneyra entered the service of his patron, the Count of Oropesa, and was his secretary in the viceroyalty of Navarre and Valencia. His talents caught the attention of Philip IV , who gave him a position in the State Secretariat in 1654 and later made him his own secretary. He renounced this position in favor of a relative, but received the same post with the Queen Mother and was also appointed the first historiographer for America in 1661. He was ordained a priest in 1667 and died on April 19, 1686 at the age of 75 in Madrid.
His Poesías sagradas y profanas were published by Juan de Goyeneche (Madrid 1692), and later printed in the Biblioteca de autores españoles (vol. 42). But he is much more important because of his comedias . He can be considered one of the last great dramatists in Spanish baroque literature. His pieces are characterized less by the originality of the invention, which mostly does not belong to him, than by skillful treatment as well as great purity and elegance of language and style and were printed in Madrid in 1681 and 1716 (a selection also in the 47th volume of the above-mentioned Biblioteca ).
Among the works of Solís y Rivadeneyra, the following plays were particularly popular:
- El amor al uso , 1640; edited by Paul Scarron and also by Thomas Corneille as L'Amour à la mode (1651)
- Un bobo hace ciento , 1651
- El alcázar del segreto , 1651
- Gitanilla de Madrid , 1656, this play, adapted by Solís y Rivadeneyra based on Cervantes' novel of the same name, was used by Pius Alexander Wolff for his Preciosa (1820), as well as by Victor Hugo and Longfellow
Other plays by Solís y Rivadeneyra are titled Euridice e Orfeo (1643), Amparar el enemigo (1651), Las amazonas (1655), Triunfos de amor y fortuna (1657), El doctor Carlino and Entremés del casado sin saberlo (1659) .
Historia de la conquista de México
Most famous and best known outside of Spain is Solís y Rivadeneyra as a historian through his Historia de la conquista de México (Madrid 1684; best, ibid. 1783–84, 2 vols., And more often; also in the 28th vol. Of the Biblioteca de autores españoles , 1853; German from Förster, Quedlinburg 1838; English from Townshed, 1724). It was a well-read, exemplary historical work of historical fidelity and is counted among the classic works of Spanish literature because of the artful presentation and the ingenious approach as well as the richness, elegance and clarity of the language.
Gregorio Mayans y Siscar published a collection of excellently written letters from Solís y Rivadeneyra under the title Cartas familiares (Madrid 1737).
literature
- Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneyra . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 15, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, pp. 12–13.
- Solís y Ribadeneyra, Antonio de. In: Gero von Wilpert (Hrsg.): Lexicon of world literature. 3rd edition, Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-80703-3 , p. 1418.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solís y Rivadeneyra, Antonio de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solis y Ribadeneyra, Antonio de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish playwright and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alcalá de Henares |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1686 |
| Place of death | Madrid |