Javier de Burgos
Real Academia Española | |
|---|---|
| In office 7 January 1830 – 22 January 1848 | |
| Preceded by | José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Juan Donoso Cortés |
Francisco Javier de Burgos y del Olmo (22 October 1778—22 January 1848) was a Spanish jurist, politician, journalist, and translator.
Early life and career
Born in
In France, Burgos completed his academic training by studying the works of the Classics, and started translating the works of Horace into Castilian (a version notably analysed by Andrés Bello, who deemed Burgos "a poor translator, but an excellent commentator"). Much later (1844), Burgos published a revised version, which, although still flawed, has remained a reference - for instance, it is appreciated for its use of the sapphic stanza with free verse.
Prominence
He returned to Madrid in 1819, and was appointed editor of
He was elected to seat R of the
He was a
He also wrote poems marking events such as the death of
Bibliography
- Biografía universal (3 parts, 1823)
- Los tres iguales (1827)
- El baile de máscaras (1832)
- Oda á la razón
- El porvenir
- La primavera
- Historia del reinado de Isabel II (6 parts, 1850–51)
Reference
- Real Academia Española(in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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