Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta
Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta (9 March 1734, in Zafra12 March 1787, in Madrid) was a Spanish dramatist, educated at Salamanca. At Madrid he soon attracted attention by his literary arrogance and handsome person, and at an early age became chief of the National Library, a post from which he was dismissed owing to the intrigues of his numerous enemies. The publication of his unsatisfactory collection of Spanish plays entitled Theatro Hespañol (1785–1786) exposed him to severe censures, which appear to have affected his reason.
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Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta
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- Name
- Vicente García de la Huerta
- Birth Name
- Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta
- Born
- 9 March 1734
- Birthplace
- Zafra (Badajoz), Spain
- Died
- 12 March 1787
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- historian, writer, playwright and poet.
- Education
- University of Salamanca.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta (9 March 1734, in Zafra12 March 1787, in Madrid) was a Spanish dramatist, educated at Salamanca. At Madrid he soon attracted attention by his literary arrogance and handsome person, and at an early age became chief of the National Library, a post from which he was dismissed owing to the intrigues of his numerous enemies. The publication of his unsatisfactory collection of Spanish plays entitled Theatro Hespañol (1785–1786) exposed him to severe censures, which appear to have affected his reason.
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Biography
He died in Madrid, without carrying into effect his avowed intention of reviving the national drama. His Agamemnon vengado derives from Sophocles, his faire is translated from Voltaire, and even his once famous Raquel, though Spanish in subject, is classic in form.
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• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Name — Vicente García de la Huerta • Birth Name — Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta • Born — 9 March 1734 • Birthplace — Zafra (Badajoz), Spain • Died — 12 March 1787 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Vicente Antonio Garcia de la Huerta, Vicente García de la Huerta, Vicente Garcia de la Huerta and Garcia de la Huerta. His recorded language was Spanish. Other recorded relations include Serafín García de la Huerta. Recorded as historian, writer, playwright and poet.
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1734
Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta born at Zafra.
1787
Vicente Antonio García de la Huerta died at Madrid.
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- Juan A. RÍOS CARRATALÁ, "Vicente García de la Huerta (1734-1787)", Badajoz, 1987, Rilce. Revista de Filología Hispánica, 2018
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Juan A. RÍOS CARRATALÁ, "Vicente García de la Huerta (1734-1787)", Badajoz, 1987, Rilce. Revista de Filología Hispánica, 2018Crossref registry
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