He was born in Quel (Logroño), and was educated at Madrid. Enlisting on 24 May 1812, he served against the French in Valencia and Catalonia, and retired with the rank of corporal on 8 March 1822. He lost his left eye in a duel he held in 1818 in Jerez de la Frontera. He obtained a minor post in the civil service under the liberal government, and on his discharge determined to earn his living by writing for the stage.[1]
His first piece, Á la vejez viruelas, was produced on 4 October 1824, and proved the writer to be the legitimate successor of the younger Moratín. His industry was astonishing: between October 1824 and November 1828, he composed thirty-nine plays, six of them original, the rest being translations or recasts of classic masterpieces. In 1831, he published a translation of Tibullus, and acquired by it an unmerited reputation for scholarship which secured for him an appointment as sub-librarian at the national library. But the theatre claimed him for its own, and with the exception of Elena and a few other pieces in the fashionable romantic vein, his plays were a long series of successes. His only serious check occurred in 1840; the formerly more liberal government had grown conservative, and when in La Ponchada the author ridiculed the National Guard.[1]
He was dismissed from the national library, and for a short time was so unpopular that he seriously thought of emigrating to America; but the storm blew over, and within two years Bretón de los Herreros had regained his supremacy on the stage. He became secretary to the Royal Spanish Academy, quarrelled with his fellow-members, and died at Madrid.[2] He is the author of some 360 original plays, twenty-three of which are in prose.[1]
Legacyedit
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, "[n]o Spanish dramatist of the nineteenth century approaches him in comic power, in festive invention, and in the humorous presentation of character, while his metrical dexterity is unique. that Marcela, o ¿a cuál de los tres? (1831), Muérete y verás! (1837) and La Escuela del matrimonio (1852) still hold the stage [as of 1911], and are likely to hold it so long as Spanish is spoken".[1]
Marqués de Molíns, Bretón de los Herreros, recuerdos de su vida y de sus obras (Madrid, 1883)
Obras de Bretón de Herreros (5 vols., Madrid, 1883)
E. Piñeyro, El Romanticismo en España (Paris, 1904)
^"Manuel Bretón de los Herreros - letra B". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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February 16, 2024
manuel, bretón, herreros, december, 1796, november, 1873, spanish, dramatist, most, excellentborn, 1796, december, 1796quel, spaindied8, november, 1873, 1873, aged, madrid, spainseat, real, academia, españolain, office, 1840, november, 1873preceded, byeugenio,. Manuel Breton de los Herreros 19 December 1796 8 November 1873 was a Spanish dramatist The Most ExcellentManuel Breton de los HerrerosBorn 1796 12 19 19 December 1796Quel SpainDied8 November 1873 1873 11 08 aged 76 Madrid SpainSeat B of the Real Academia EspanolaIn office 1840 8 November 1873Preceded byEugenio de GuzmanSucceeded byEduardo Saavedra Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Selected works 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Quel Logrono and was educated at Madrid Enlisting on 24 May 1812 he served against the French in Valencia and Catalonia and retired with the rank of corporal on 8 March 1822 He lost his left eye in a duel he held in 1818 in Jerez de la Frontera He obtained a minor post in the civil service under the liberal government and on his discharge determined to earn his living by writing for the stage 1 His first piece A la vejez viruelas was produced on 4 October 1824 and proved the writer to be the legitimate successor of the younger Moratin His industry was astonishing between October 1824 and November 1828 he composed thirty nine plays six of them original the rest being translations or recasts of classic masterpieces In 1831 he published a translation of Tibullus and acquired by it an unmerited reputation for scholarship which secured for him an appointment as sub librarian at the national library But the theatre claimed him for its own and with the exception of Elena and a few other pieces in the fashionable romantic vein his plays were a long series of successes His only serious check occurred in 1840 the formerly more liberal government had grown conservative and when in La Ponchada the author ridiculed the National Guard 1 He was dismissed from the national library and for a short time was so unpopular that he seriously thought of emigrating to America but the storm blew over and within two years Breton de los Herreros had regained his supremacy on the stage He became secretary to the Royal Spanish Academy quarrelled with his fellow members and died at Madrid 2 He is the author of some 360 original plays twenty three of which are in prose 1 Legacy editAccording to the Encyclopaedia Britannica Eleventh Edition n o Spanish dramatist of the nineteenth century approaches him in comic power in festive invention and in the humorous presentation of character while his metrical dexterity is unique that Marcela o a cual de los tres 1831 Muerete y veras 1837 and La Escuela del matrimonio 1852 still hold the stage as of 1911 and are likely to hold it so long as Spanish is spoken 1 The Theatre of Breton de los Herreros in Logrono is named after him citation needed Selected works editA la vejez viruelas 1817 In Old Age Chickenpox Los dos sobrinos o la escuela de los parientes 1825 A Madrid me vuelvo 1828 El ensayo 1828 El rival de si mismo 1828 El ingenuo 1828 El templo de Himeneo 1829 Achaques a los vicios 1830 La sorpresa 1830 La falsa ilustracion 1830 Marcela o a cual de los tres 1831 Elena 1834 Todo es farsa en este mundo 1835 Me voy de Madrid 1836 La redaccion de un periodico 1836 Muerete y veras 1837 Don Fernando el Emplazado 1837 Vellido Dolfos 1839 El pelo de la dehesa 1840 La Ponchada 1840 Don Frutos en Belchite 1845 El valor de la mujer 1852 La escuela del matrimonio 1852 La nina del mostrador 1854 Al pie de la letra 1855 El abogado de pobres 1866 Los sentidos corporales 1867 References edit a b c d nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Fitzmaurice Kelly James 1911 Breton de los Herreros Manuel In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 502 This cites Marques de Molins Breton de los Herreros recuerdos de su vida y de sus obras Madrid 1883 Obras de Breton de Herreros 5 vols Madrid 1883 E Pineyro El Romanticismo en Espana Paris 1904 Manuel Breton de los Herreros letra B Real Academia Espanola in Spanish Retrieved 27 May 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manuel Breton de los Herreros Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manuel Breton de los Herreros amp oldid 1170234756, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
