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Abraham de Moivre
MOIVRE, ABRAHAM DE (b. Vitry-le-Fran Read more |
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Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno , 1864-1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek at the Univ. of Salamanca and later rector there. His criticism of the monarchy and especially of the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera caused... Read more |
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Pedro Antonio de Alarcon
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón , 1833-91, Spanish writer, politician, and diplomat. He wrote several novels, including El sombrero de tres picos (1874, tr. The Three-cornered Hat, 1891), on which Manuel de Falla based his popular ballet, and El capitán Veneno (1881, tr. Captain Venom,... Read more |
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Pedro de Ona
Pedro de Oña , 1570?-1643, Chilean poet. Having been born in Latin America, he is considered Chile's first national poet. His poetry is both epic and religious. Inspired by La aravcana, by Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga , he wrote the epic Arauco domado (1596; tr. Arauco... Read more |
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De La Rue plc
De La Rue plc De La Rue HouseJays CloseViablesBasingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4BSUnited KingdomTelephone: (01256) 329122Fax: (01256) 351323Web site: http://www.delarue.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1896 as Thomas De La RueEmployees: 9,753Sales: Read more |
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Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina , pseud. of Fray Gabriel Téllez , 1584?-1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. His fame rests on El burlador de Sevilla (1630; tr. The Love Rogue, 1924), the earliest known literary version of the Don Juan legend. Among the 300 or 400 plays by... Read more |
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Luis Velez de Guevara
Luis Vélez de Guevara , 1579?-1644, Spanish playwright and novelist. He was a follower of Lope de Vega and wrote many popular plays noted for their poetic quality. Among these the most important are La luna de la sierra [the mountain moon] and Reinar después de morir [to reign... Read more |
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El Capitan
El Capitan (1896), a comic opera by Charles Klein (book), John Philip Sousa (music, lyrics), Tom Frost (lyrics). [Broadway Theatre, 112 perf.] Don Medigua ( De Wolf Hopper), the viceroy of Peru, captures the rebel El Capitan, executes him, and assumes his place in disguise. The rebels capture... Read more |
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Pedro Cieza de Leon
Pedro Cieza de León , 1518?-1560, Spanish soldier and explorer in South America. His Chronicle of Peru is one of the most richly detailed accounts of the Spanish conquest. Bibliography: See El Inca, abr. Eng. tr. (1959) by H. de Onís.... Read more |
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