Juan de Jáuregui
Juan de Jáuregui (born November 24, 1583 in Seville , † January 11, 1641 in Madrid) was a Spanish poet.
Juan de Jáuregui came from an old family in the province of Biscay and was born in Seville. He went to Rome to train painting, but at the same time occupied himself a lot with poetry and in 1607 published a translation of Torquato Tasso's Aminta ( shepherd's poem ), which made his name widely known.
When he returned to his homeland, he became equerry of Queen Isabella , Philip IV's first wife . Jáuregui died in Madrid in January 1649 at the age of almost 80.
Works (selection)
- as an author
- Discurso poetico . Madrid 1624 ( polemics against Luis de Góngora y Argote ).
- Discurso apologetico . 1633 ( essay on painting).
- Orfeo . Madrid 1624.
- Rimas . Seville 1618.
- All poetic works . In: Fernandez: Coleccion . Madrid 1789-1819 (Vol. 6-8).
- as translator
- Torquato Tasso : Aminta .
- Marcus Annaeus Lucanus : Pharsalia . Madrid 1614.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jáuregui, Juan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 24, 1583 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1641 |
| Place of death | Madrid |