Jorge Manrique

Stanzas on the Death of His Father: Coplas a la muerte de su padre

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Coplas por la muerte de su padre by Jorge Manrique (c.1440-79) is one of the most celebrated poems in the Spanish language. Written shortly before the poet's death, it is a dignified elegy that speaks not just of a personal loss, that of the poet's father Rodrigo Manrique (d.1476), but of the evanescence of all things sub specie aeternitatis. Its popularity is aided by memorable lines, not least the two opening metaphors: man's life is a river meandering unto the sea of death (st. 3), and this world is the road to the next, the lasting dwelling place (st. 5). The poem replicates these reflections in its wending form. Its forty stanzas each co… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Hazbun, Geraldine (Solist) / Mcguinness, Patrick (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-1-84861-772-8
EAN: 9781848617728
Produktnummer: 36794922
Verlag: Shearsman Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 102 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D0.5 cm 140 g
Gewicht: 140

Über den Autor

Jorge Manrique (c.1440-79) came from an exemplary aristocratic background. His grand-father Pedro Manrique was governor of León and married Leonor of Castile, granddaughter of King Enrique II. Jorge's father Rodrigo was a towering figure of the fifteenth-century reconquest, a reputation founded on his military campaigns at the frontier. Rodrigo was honoured by King Juan II as Count of Paredes and elected Master of the Order of Santiago. Jorge's uncle, Gómez Manrique, was also a distinguished figure. A highly respected court poet and dramatist, he was corregidor of Toledo for fourteen years, an appointment possibly connected to his support for Isabel and Fernando, the Catholic Monarchs. As for Jorge himself, he too was actively involved in the political affairs of his time, often acting alongside his father for the cause of Isabel and Fernando. He became a captain of the Holy Brotherhood of Toledo in the later stages of his life and, as a result of military action at the castle of Garcimuñoz, died from his injuries in April 1479.