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José Zorrilla
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Spanish poet, writer, fighter (1817–1893)
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José Zorrilla y Moral was a Spanish and Mexican playwright, poet, and writer. Born in Valladolid in 1817, he was educated at the University of Valladolid and spoke Spanish. He was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy and contributed to the creative work La Ilustración Española y Americana. His notable works include Don Juan Tenorio, D. João Tenório, Poesías varias, Composiciones varias, El zapatero y el rey, and El excomulgado.
Zorrilla died in Madrid in 1893 and is buried at San Justo Cemetery. He was the unmarried partner of Emilia Serrano de Wilson and a relative of Rosa Chacel. His work has been described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1817
- Died
- 1893
- Works
- 357
Top works
- D. João Tenório
- Poesías varias
- Composiciones varias
- El zapatero y el rey
- El excomulgado
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Key facts
- Born
- José Zorrilla y Moral , ( 1817-02-21 ) 21 February 1817, Valladolid , Spain
- Died
- 23 January 1893 (1893-01-23) (aged 75), Madrid , Spain
- Occupation
- Poet , playwright
- Language
- Spanish
- Literary movement
- Romanticism
- Notable works
- Don Juan Tenorio
- Spouse
- Florentina O’Reilly, Juana Pacheco
- Preceded by
- José Caveda y Nava [ es ]
- Succeeded by
- Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Valladolid
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Don Juan Tenorio
- Image
- Jose zorrilla.jpg
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- Commons category
- José Zorrilla
- date of birth
- 1817-02-21
- date of death
- 1893-01-23
- member of
- Royal Spanish Academy
- Commons Creator page
- José Zorrilla
- contributed to creative work
- La Ilustración Española y Americana
- relative
- Rosa Chacel
- birth name
- José Zorrilla y Moral
- unmarried partner
- Emilia Serrano de Wilson
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to José Zorrilla, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Canto epitalámico en el regio enlace de SS.MM. D. Alfonso y Dª Cristina
A María [Música notada] :]plegaria para canto con acompañamiento de piano
Plegaria a la Virgen [Música notada] :]recitado
El puñal del godo : drama en un acto
Discurso poético leído ante la Real Academia Española por el Excmo. José Zorrilla en su recepción pública el día 31 de mayo de 1885 y contestación del Sr. Marqués de Valmar
La calentura : continuación de "El puñal del godo": drama fantástico en un acto
Bailes de máscara en el magnífico y suntuoso salón del Circo.
Ecos de las montañas : leyendas históricas
Recuerdos del tiempo viejo
Aurora ó La jitana de Sevilla [Music Noted]:] Moorish song with piano accompaniment
Aurora ó La jitana de Sevilla [Music Noted]:] Moorish song with piano accompaniment
Serenata [Música notada]
La margen del arroyo [Música notada] : romanza para canto y piano
To Mary: prayer for singing and piano [Music Noted]
Juan Dandolo : drama en tres actos y en verso
Legends
El rey y los favoritos. Primera parte [Manuscrito] : comedia histórica. Emp.: Ya estamos en salvo aquí (h. 3)... Fin.: muerto sea (h. 43v)
The Flower of Memories [Printed Text]:] offering to the Spanish-American peoples Don José Zorrilla
Libro de la juventud [Texto impreso]
El poeta [Música notada] =]Il poeta
Eastern poem grenade: preceded by the Legend of Al-Hamar
The Rose of Alexandria unpublished, original and verse legend
Al-Hamar the Nazarite, king of Granada oriental legend: divided into five books entitled, De los sueños, De las perlas, De los alcázares, De los espíritus and De las nieves: illustrated with notes and followed by Muhammad’s life and notes on his religion
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Encyclopedic overview
José Zorrilla y Moral ( Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse θoˈriʎa]) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate.
Biography
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