Baltasar del Alcázar (1530 in Seville, Spain–16 February 1606 in Ronda) was a Spanish poet. He was the sixth child of

Luis del Alcázar Luis del Alcázar (Ludovicus ab Alcasar, Louis of Alcazar) (1554–1613) was a Spanish Jesuit theologian. Life He was the eldest son of Melchor del Alcázar, a jurist, and nephew of the poet Baltasar del Alcázar, and was born in Seville. He st ...

. 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''.

Notes

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 Adolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – January 21, 2002) was a Spanish actor, playwright and theatre director. He was born in Barcelona. He was known for his collaborations with playwright Alberto Miralles. He is the father of a ...

— palabravirtual.com .
Digital works of Alcázar
at the Biblioteca Digital Hispánica (Hispanic Digital Library) of the

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