Baltasar del Alcázar explained

Baltasar del Alcázar (1530 in Seville, Spain–16 February 1606 in Ronda) was a Spanish poet.^[1] He was the sixth child of Luis del Alcázar. His poetry was about life and love, most of it spiced with a keen sense of humor.

Works

A short example of his poetry is Tres Cosas (Three Things):

Epigrams

• A un giboso de delante
• A una mujer escuálida
• Constanza
• Dios nos guarde
• Doña Valentina
• El estudiante (The Student)
• Hiere la hermosa Elvira...
• Entraron en una danza... (El baile)
• Job
• La capa (The Hat)
• La nariz de Clara
• Los ojos de Ana
• Salir por pies
• Preso de amores
• Su modo de vivir en la vejez
• Una cena jocosa
• Yo acuerdo revelaros un secreto.

Sonnets

• A Cristo
• Al amor
• Cercada está mi alma de contrarios
• Di, rapaz mentiroso.

Other

• Cena jocosa
• Diálogo entre dos perrillos
• Diálogo entre un galán y el eco
• Consejos a una viuda.

External links

• Poesía de Baltasar del Alcazar web site with many poems written by Baltasar del Alcázar (in Spanish). It also has audio files.
  • • Audio of Una cena jocosa, recorded by Adolfo Marsillach — palabravirtual.com .
• Digital works of Alcázar at the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica (Hispanic Digital Library) of the National Library of Spain

Notes and References

1. Book: Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James. Cambridge Readings In Spanish literature. The University press. 1920. Baltasar del Alcázar 1530.. 49.