Description
Fernando de Herrera
Book Summary
This monograph offers a complete and updated portrait of Fernando de Herrera (1534-1597), known as "The Divine," one of the most influential literary figures of the Spanish Golden Age. The author, Ignacio García Aguilar, reconstructs the Sevillian intellectual's career based on primary and secondary sources, analyzing his triple facet as a poet, teacher, and poetic theorist. For the first time, the reader will find an interpretive and comprehensive explanation of Herrera as a historical subject within the coordinates of his time, arranging all the pieces of his legacy into a coherent and critical mosaic.
What is it about?
The book examines the figure of Fernando de Herrera from the three vertices that define his scholarly activity: creative writing, formative work in academic contexts, and the dissemination of his influential poetic precepts. Through a critical analysis of the preserved data, it reconstructs his role as a poet, his teaching in the Sevillian cultural environment, and his contribution to late Renaissance literary theory. The work does not merely collect scattered information, but organizes it to offer an interpretive vision that places Herrera at the center of the intellectual debate of his time, showing how his work and thought reflect the aesthetic, religious, and social tensions of the Golden Age.
Main Topics
- Intellectual biography of Fernando de Herrera in the context of the Spanish Golden Age.
- Analysis of his poetic work and his influence on Renaissance lyric poetry.
- His role as a teacher and mentor in the Sevillian academic sphere.
- Herrera's poetic precepts and their impact on Renaissance literary theory.
- Critical reconstruction of the historical figure based on primary and secondary sources.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at researchers, students of Spanish Golden Age literature, philologists, cultural historians, and readers interested in Renaissance poetry and the figure of Fernando de Herrera. It is also of great use to those seeking an updated and rigorous reference work on one of the most prominent intellectuals of 16th-century Seville.
What this book contributes
- A comprehensive and interpretive vision of Herrera as a historical subject, beyond the mere compilation of data.
- Critical arrangement of scattered primary and secondary sources, facilitating the study of his figure.
- A detailed analysis of his triple activity as poet, teacher, and theorist, showing their interrelation.
- An update of knowledge regarding the cultural and intellectual context of the Spanish Renaissance.
Technical Data
- Author: GARCIA AGUILAR, IGNACIO
- Publisher: University of Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: LITERATURE: HISTORY AND CRITICISM, LITERARY STUDIES: C. 1500-C. 1800
- Collection: BIBLIOTECA BIOGRAFICA DEL RENACIMIENTO E
- Binding: Paperback
- Date of publication: October 2022
- Number of pages: 404
- Weight: 999 g
Editorial Review
This monograph is presented as an essential reference work for the study of Fernando de Herrera. Ignacio García Aguilar manages to balance academic rigor with an orderly and accessible exposition, offering a critical interpretation that places the Sevillian poet in his historical context without falling into simplifications. It is a title that fills a significant bibliographic gap and will be very useful both for specialists and for readers who wish to delve into the figure of one of the great intellectuals of the Spanish Renaissance.