Cristóbal de Virués
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Cristóbal de Virués was a Spanish
dramatist and poet.
He was born at Valencia
about the middle of the 16th century, joined the army, fought at Lepanto
, and retired to his native place with the rank of captain shortly before 1586.
The first-fruit of his leisure was El Monserrate (1587), a dull poem on a repulsive subject which had the honor of being praised by Cervantes
, and of being reprinted in 1601. Shortly afterwards Virués returned to Italy
and issued a recast of his poem entitled El Monserrate segundo (1602). His Obras trágicas y liricas (1609) include five tragedies
: La Gran Semiramis, La Cruel Casandra, Atila furioso, La Infelice Marcela and Elisa Dido. The date of his death is unknown, but he is conjectured to have been alive as late as 1614.
Virues belongs to the school of dramatists displaced by Lope de Vega
, and his methods were out of fashion before his plays were printed; yet he is an interesting figure, chiefly because of the very extravagances which destroy the effect of his best scenes.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
dramatist and poet.
He was born at Valencia
Valencia (city in Spain)
Valencia or València is the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain, with a population of 809,267 in 2010. It is the 15th-most populous municipality in the European Union...
about the middle of the 16th century, joined the army, fought at Lepanto
Lepanto
- Places :*The Bay of Lepanto or Gulf of Lepanto in Greece, now known as the Gulf of Corinth*The Greek town of Lepanto, now known as Naupactus*Lepanto, Arkansas in the United States*Lepanto - Ships :*The Italian battleship Lepanto...
, and retired to his native place with the rank of captain shortly before 1586.
The first-fruit of his leisure was El Monserrate (1587), a dull poem on a repulsive subject which had the honor of being praised by Cervantes
Cervantes
-People:*Alfonso J. Cervantes , mayor of St. Louis, Missouri*Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, 16th-century man of letters*Ignacio Cervantes, Cuban composer*Jorge Cervantes, a world-renowned expert on indoor, outdoor, and greenhouse cannabis cultivation...
, and of being reprinted in 1601. Shortly afterwards Virués returned to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and issued a recast of his poem entitled El Monserrate segundo (1602). His Obras trágicas y liricas (1609) include five tragedies
Tragedy
Tragedy is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure. While most cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, tragedy refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of...
: La Gran Semiramis, La Cruel Casandra, Atila furioso, La Infelice Marcela and Elisa Dido. The date of his death is unknown, but he is conjectured to have been alive as late as 1614.
Virues belongs to the school of dramatists displaced by Lope de Vega
Lope de Vega
Félix Arturo Lope de Vega y Carpio was a Spanish playwright and poet. He was one of the key figures in the Spanish Golden Century Baroque literature...
, and his methods were out of fashion before his plays were printed; yet he is an interesting figure, chiefly because of the very extravagances which destroy the effect of his best scenes.