Cristobal Lozano
Christopher LOZANO (1609-1667) Although who flees say you walk more, who pursues does not walk less. Christopher Lozano. THE voice of curious legends Cristobal Lozano is one of the more sympathetic writers of the 17TH. Apart from his many lyrical poems, interspersed in the prose works, has historical, religious and legendary narratives. The first the hunted David (comprising three parts), corresponds penitent David and the great son of David most persecuted, in three parts also, that reflected the history of the profeta-rey, according to the biblical text, but with all sorts of digressions and stories, mainly taken from the history of Spain. Similar features offers new Kings of Toledo, according to Professor Entrambasaguas, inspired by the three most popular stories of Toledo at the time: the Mora count, Alcocer and the doctor Pissa. Also present Jimenez de Rada, Mariana and Hurtado de Toledo. Sandwiched many and curious legends: Cave of Hercules, amores de Galiana and Charlemagne, birthplace of Pelayo, etc.
They have much interest his novels that occupy an intermediate position between the courtesan to what Zayas, and the copy, to the Cervantes. They constitute three series: persecutions of Lucinda, loneliness of life and disappointment of the world and Las Serafinas. This title was suggested to him by a Serafina, whom Lozano loved when I was a student. The most renowned and best, loneliness, composed in the manner of Boccaccio, is composed of a series of short stories narrated in Guadeloupe, for entertainment, as well as notice of the reader. Cristobal Lozano y Sanchez was born in Hellin, Albacete province, on December 26, 1609 and died in Toledo on 3 October 1667. He studied at Alcala and traveled much in all Spain. After ordered priest, he lived in Valencia and was parish priest of Lagartera, province of Toledo, and held several ecclesiastical positions in Hellin, Valencia and Murcia: cure, Bursar, vicar and the Commissioner of the holy crusade of the village of Hellin and his party, Procurator Fiscal of the bishopric of Murcia, and Toledo was Chaplain of the new monarchs until his death.
Lozano was influential in several romantic writers, Espronceda and Zorrilla, with Spanish legends that are reflected in his works. Lozano his student of Salamanca took Espronceda. Two examples of friendship of David being persecuted are taken from the work of Tomas Cantimpre Bocum Universale and the Speculum exemplorum. A story of the thousand and one nights has a similar issue. In this example, Zorrilla was inspired to his legend two men generous, and perhaps for the titled the talisman, contained in the vigils of the summer book. Oh, human misery! Oh, poverty, always belittled and beaten! There is no for a poor a hand that will help lift wrote Lozano, in the 17TH century-; many, Yes, to help him to fall. Francisco Arias Solis never was a good war or a bad peace. For peace and freedom and Forum free Internet portal.
