García Gutiérrez, Antonio

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

García Gutiérrez, Antonio

 

Born Oct. 5, 1813, in Chiclana, province of Cádiz; died Aug. 26, 1884, in Madrid. Spanish playwright.

García Gutiérrez’ drama The Troubadour (1836; opera by Verdi, 1853) showed the conflict of its hero with the world of feudal oppression. The Page (1837), The Valencian Stranger (1840), The King’s Treasurer (1850), and the psychological tragedy Simon Boccanegra (1843; Verdi opera, 1857) are dramas of romantic passions. The plots of the plays The King-Monk (1837), The Wedding of Doña Sancha (1843), Catalonian Vengeance (1864), and Juan Lorenzo (1865) are borrowed from the Spanish romancero and popular legends.

WORKS

Obras escogidas. Madrid, 1866.
El diablo nocturno. Mexico City, 1956.

REFERENCES

Adams, N. B. The Romantic Dramas of García Gutiérrez. New York, 1922.
Valbuena Prat, A. Historia de la literatura española, vol. 2. Barcelona, 1957.

A. L. SHTEIN

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.