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José Selgas

José Selgas was a Spanish journalist, writer, poet, politician, civil servant and novelist (1822–1882). He was born at Lorca and died at Madrid.

Also recorded as Jose Selgas.

José Selgas in brief

Born
1822
Died
1882
Known for
journalist, writer, poet, politician, civil servant, novelist and playwright
Place of birth
Lorca
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Identity and origins

José Selgas was recorded at birth as José Selgas Carrasco. The authorities additionally record the heading Jose Selgas. His recorded language was Spanish.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II and Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He belonged to Royal Spanish Academy.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Selgas y Carrasco, José, Diccionario de la Zarzuela. España e Hispanoamérica, 2006. Estudio Selgascano: Madrid, España, ARQ, 2011. El motivo de la cuna vacía en la poesía lírica posromántica española, Revista de Filología y Lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 2016. Designing for experience: Exploring user-centered strategies in Selgascano’s architecture, Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning, 2025.

Digitised editions and texts

11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Dos rivales (1894) — Internet Archive. Mundo invisible: Continuación de las escenas fantásticas (1877) — Internet Archive. La mariposa Blanca (1910) — Internet Archive. La primavera y el estio: Coleccion de poesias (1866) — Internet Archive. El vals paso comico en un acto y en prosa original de Don Jose Selgas y Carrasco (1871) — Internet Archive. Nuevas hojas sueltas (1885) — Internet Archive. Nona: Novela póstuma (1883) — Internet Archive. Discursos presentados á la Academia Española (1869) — Internet Archive. La manzana de oro: Novela original (1872) — Internet Archive. El Angel de la guarda: Cuadros copiados del natural (1875) — Internet Archive. Deuda del corazon: Novela original (1872) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose.

Positions recorded include member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II and Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Membership is recorded of Royal Spanish Academy.

Chronology

  1. 1822José Selgas born at Lorca.
  2. 1866La primavera y el estio: Coleccion de poesias digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1871El vals paso comico en un acto y en prosa original de Don Jose Selgas y Carrasco digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1877Mundo invisible: Continuación de las escenas fantásticas digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1882José Selgas died at Madrid.
  6. 1885Nuevas hojas sueltas digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1894Dos rivales digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1910La mariposa Blanca digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Selgas y Carrasco, José, Diccionario de la Zarzuela. España e Hispanoamérica, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming José Selgas.

    open access index · Unverified

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 14 digitised items catalogued under José Selgas as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2616337: José Selgas

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  5. 5.

    “José Selgas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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