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{{short description|Nineteenth-century Spanish novelist}}
{{Expand Spanish|topic=bio|date=July 2010|Pedro Antonio de Alarcón}}
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{{Spanish name|De Alarcón|Ariza}}
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| name = Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
| name = Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
| image = PedroAntonioAlarcon.jpg
| image = Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.png
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| caption = Portrait published 1898 <!-- frontispiece of Scribner's anthology Stories by Foreign Authors -->
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| birth_name = Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza
| birth_name = Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1833|03|10}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1833|03|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Guadix, [[Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)|Granada]], Spain
| birth_place = [[Guadix]], Spain
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1891|07|19|1833|03|10}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1891|07|19|1833|03|10|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
| death_place = [[Madrid]], Spain
| resting_place =
| resting_place = [[Cementerio de San Justo]]
| occupation = Novelist
| occupation = Novelist
| language = Spanish
| language = Spanish
| nationality = Spanish
| nationality = Spanish
| movement = [[Literary realism]]
| movement = [[Literary realism]]
| module = {{Infobox officeholder
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| office = Seat ''H'' of the [[Real Academia Española]]
| term_start = 25 February 1877
| term_end = 19 July 1891
| predecessor = {{ill|Fermín de la Puente y Apezechea|es}}
| successor = [[Francisco Asenjo Barbieri]]
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'''Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza''' (10 March 1833{{spaced ndash}}19 July 1891) was a nineteenth-century [[Spanish people|Spanish]] novelist, author of the novel ''[[El sombrero de tres picos (novel)|El sombrero de tres picos]]'' (1874). The story is an adaptation of a popular tradition and provides a lively picture of village life in Alarcón's native region of [[Andalusia]]. It was the basis for [[Hugo Wolf]]'s opera ''[[Der Corregidor]]'' (1897) and [[Manuel de Falla]]'s ballet ''[[The Three-Cornered Hat]]'' (1919).

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'''Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza''' (10 March 1833{{spaced ndash}}19 July 1891) was a nineteenth-century [[Spanish people|Spanish]] novelist, known best for his novel ''[[El sombrero de tres picos (novel)|El sombrero de tres picos]]'' (1874), an adaptation of popular traditions which provides a description of village life in Alarcón's native region of [[Andalusia]]. It was the basis for [[Hugo Wolf]]'s opera ''[[Der Corregidor]]'' (1897); for [[Riccardo Zandonai]]'s opera ''[[La farsa amorosa]]'' (1933); and [[Manuel de Falla]]'s ballet ''[[The Three-Cornered Hat]]'' (1919).


Alarcón wrote another popular short novel, ''[[El capitán Veneno]]'' ('Captain Poison', 1881). He produced four other full-length novels. One of these novels, ''[[El escándalo]]'' ('The Scandal', 1875), became noted for its keen psychological insights. Alarcón also wrote three travel books and many short stories and essays.
Alarcón wrote another popular short novel, ''{{interlanguage link|El capitán Veneno|es|El Capitán Veneno (novela)}}'' ('Captain Poison', 1881). He produced four other full-length novels. One of these novels, ''El escándalo'' ('The Scandal', 1875), became noted for its keen psychological insights. Alarcón also wrote three travel books and many short stories and essays.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pedro Antonio de Alarcón - letra H|url=https://www.rae.es/academico/pedro-antonio-de-alarcon|website=[[Real Academia Española]]|access-date=27 May 2023|language=es}}</ref>


Alarcón was born in [[Guadix]], near [[Granada]]. In 1859, he served in a Spanish military operation in [[Morocco]]. He gained his first literary recognition with ''[[A Witness' Diary of the African War (1859–1860)]]'', a patriotic account of the campaign.
Alarcón was born in [[Guadix]], near [[Granada]]. In 1859, he served in the [[Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–1860)|Hispano-Moroccan War]]. He gained his first literary recognition with ''{{interlanguage link|Diary of a Witness to the African War|es|Diario de un testigo de la guerra de África}}'', a patriotic account of the campaign.


==Works==
==Works==
{{div col}}
* ''Cuentos amatorios.''
* ''Cuentos amatorios''.
* ''El final de Norma: novela'' (1855).
* ''El final de Norma: novela'' (1855).
* ''Descubrimiento y paso del cabo de Buena Esperanza'' (1857).
* ''Descubrimiento y paso del cabo de Buena Esperanza'' (1857).
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* ''El clavo.''
* ''El clavo.''
* ''El coro de Angeles'' (1858).
* ''El coro de Angeles'' (1858).
* ''La Alpujarra'' (1873)
* ''La Alpujarra'' (1873).
* ''El sombrero de tres picos'': novela corta (1874).
* ''El sombrero de tres picos'': novela corta (1874).
* ''El escándalo (''1875)
* ''El escándalo (''1875)
* ''El extranjero.''
* ''El extranjero''.
* ''El niño de la Bola'' (1880).
* ''El niño de la Bola'' (1880).
* ''Historietas nacionales.''
* ''Historietas nacionales.''
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* ''La Comendadora.''
* ''La Comendadora.''
* ''La mujer alta: cuento de miedo.''
* ''La mujer alta: cuento de miedo.''
* ''La pródiga''
* ''La pródiga''.
* ''Lo que se oye desde una silla del Prado.''
* ''Lo que se oye desde una silla del Prado.''
* ''Los ojos negros.''
* ''Los ojos negros.''
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* ''Viajes por España.''
* ''Viajes por España.''
* ''Últimos escritos.''
* ''Últimos escritos.''
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*[[World Book]] encyclopedia 1988
*[[World Book]] encyclopedia 1988


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* {{Gutenberg author |id=Alarcón,+Pedro+Antonio+de | name=Pedro Antonio de Alarcón}}
* {{Gutenberg author |id=6108| name=Pedro Antonio de Alarcón}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Pedro Antonio de Alarcón |sopt=w}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Pedro Antonio de Alarcón |sopt=w}}
* {{Librivox author |id=466}}
* {{Librivox author |id=466}}
* [http://www.polyglotproject.com/books/Spanish/las_dos_glorias Las Dos Glorias] in Spanish with English translation
* [http://www.polyglotproject.com/books/Spanish/las_dos_glorias Las Dos Glorias] in Spanish with English translation
* {{LCAuth|n79032858|Pedro Antonio de Alarcón|186|ue}}


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Latest revision as of 02:44, 11 June 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Alarcón and the second or maternal family name is Ariza.
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Portrait published 1898
Portrait published 1898
BornPedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza
(1833-03-10)10 March 1833
Guadix, Spain
Died19 July 1891(1891-07-19) (aged 58)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeCementerio de San Justo
OccupationNovelist
LanguageSpanish
NationalitySpanish
Literary movementLiterary realism
Seat H of the Real Academia Española
In office
25 February 1877 – 19 July 1891
Preceded byFermín de la Puente y Apezechea [es]
Succeeded byFrancisco Asenjo Barbieri

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza (10 March 1833 – 19 July 1891) was a nineteenth-century Spanish novelist, known best for his novel El sombrero de tres picos (1874), an adaptation of popular traditions which provides a description of village life in Alarcón's native region of Andalusia. It was the basis for Hugo Wolf's opera Der Corregidor (1897); for Riccardo Zandonai's opera La farsa amorosa (1933); and Manuel de Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat (1919).

Alarcón wrote another popular short novel, El capitán Veneno [es] ('Captain Poison', 1881). He produced four other full-length novels. One of these novels, El escándalo ('The Scandal', 1875), became noted for its keen psychological insights. Alarcón also wrote three travel books and many short stories and essays.[1]

Alarcón was born in Guadix, near Granada. In 1859, he served in the Hispano-Moroccan War. He gained his first literary recognition with Diary of a Witness to the African War [es], a patriotic account of the campaign.

Works

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  • Cuentos amatorios.
  • El final de Norma: novela (1855).
  • Descubrimiento y paso del cabo de Buena Esperanza (1857).
  • Diario de un testigo de la Guerra de África (1859).
  • De Madrid a Nápoles (1860).
  • Dos ángeles caídos y otros escritos olvidados.
  • El amigo de la muerte: cuento fantástico (1852).
  • El año en Spitzberg.
  • El capitán Veneno: novela.
  • El clavo.
  • El coro de Angeles (1858).
  • La Alpujarra (1873).
  • El sombrero de tres picos: novela corta (1874).
  • El escándalo (1875)
  • El extranjero.
  • El niño de la Bola (1880).
  • Historietas nacionales.
  • Juicios literarios y artísticos.
  • La Alpujarra: sesenta leguas a caballo precedidas de seis en diligencia.
  • La Comendadora.
  • La mujer alta: cuento de miedo.
  • La pródiga.
  • Lo que se oye desde una silla del Prado.
  • Los ojos negros.
  • Los seis velos.
  • Moros y cristianos.
  • Narraciones inverosímiles.
  • Obras literarias de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Volumen 2
  • Obras literarias de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Volumen 1
  • Obras literarias de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Volumen 3
  • Poesías serias y humorísticas
  • Soy, tengo y quiero.
  • Viajes por España.
  • Últimos escritos.

References

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  1. ^ "Pedro Antonio de Alarcón - letra H". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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