Víctor Balaguer i Cirera

Víctor Balaguer ( born December 11, 1824 in Barcelona, † January 14, 1901 in Madrid) was a Spanish poet and historian.

Victor Balaguer studied law, but never practiced this profession from. During his studies, he worked mainly with the history of Catalonia; he then also addressed in many of his literary works. By his reference books to Balaguer gave the years an excellent reputation that he was entrusted in 1854 with the leadership of the state archive in Barcelona. He was later honored with the title Professor of History.

As Balaguer also politically active, he was elected in 1869 in the Cortes, where he represented Vilanova i la Geltrú. As a great orator had just his political speeches appreciated by friends and opponents as feared.

In his early work outweighed literary dramas in which Balaguer themed events and people of Catalan history and antiquity. As examples, here are Juan de Padilla, Coreolano inter alia But his poems, such as the anthology Lo trovador de Monserrat were just thrilled by its popularity received by the audience. With his work La verge de Monserrat Balaguer even gave impetus that the long discontinued flower festivals in Barcelona - Joes Florals - were re-established. 1861 Balaguer was the occasion of these festivals honored with three awards.

His publications on the Catalan troubadours (among Historia y politica de los literaria trovatores ) were for many years the standard works on this subject. Balaguer was a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Madrid.

At the age of 76 years Víctor Balaguer died on January 14, 1901 in Madrid.

Works

  • Don Juan de los bandidos Serrallonga o de las Guillerias. Amendment (Barcelona 1875)
  • Estudios y históricas politicos (Madrid 1876)
  • Historia de Cataluña
  • Historia y política literaria de los Trovadores (Madrid 1878-80, 6 vols ).
  • Carrying Dias ( Barcelona 1879)
  • Juan de Padilla
  • Coreolano
  • La sombra de César
  • El Conde de Foix
  • Lo Trovador de Montserrat. POESIAS Catalanas (Madrid 1850)
  • La verge de Montserrat
  • POESIAS Catalanas completas (Madrid 1874)
  • Poeticas Obras (Madrid 1880).

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  • Author
  • Literature ( Catalan)
  • Spaniard
  • Person (Barcelona)
  • Born in 1824
  • Died in 1901
  • Man
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