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Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c. 1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet. Although not the first or the only one to do so, he was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain.
Mar 5, 2024 · Garcilaso de la Vega (born 1503, Toledo, Spain—died Oct. 14, 1536, Nice, duchy of Savoy [now in France]) was the first major poet in the Golden Age of Spanish literature ( c. 1500–1650). Garcilaso was born into an aristocratic family that had been prominent in Spanish letters and politics for several centuries.
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Garcilaso de la Vega. Garcilaso de la Vega, the soldier-poet, was born at Toledo of a distinguished family. He served at the battle of Pavia and took part in several campaigns, winning the favor of Carlos V, and losing it through his supposed part in a conspiracy to mary his nephew to one of the Empress's maids-of-honor.
338 Garcilaso de la Vega as a.Latin Poet century did a hint thrown out by an Italian professor lead to the re-publication of an authentic Latin poem by Garcilaso.1 Since then, two more odes have come to light, making a total of about 200 lines on which to form a judgement on Garcilaso's latinity.
- When I stop, to contemplate my state (Cuando me paro a contemplar mi estado) When I stop, to contemplate my state, And view the steps that have led me here,
- At last, into your hands, I have come (En fin, a vuestras manos he venido) At last, into your hands, I have come, Knowing that I must die, bound so tight.
- The Mediterranean and its shores I leave (La mar en medio y tierras he dejado) The Mediterranean and its shores I leave. The land where I possessed a wealth of bliss,
- For a while, my hope will rise to the heights (Un rato se levanta mi esperanza) For a while, my hope will rise to the heights, But, weary then of raising itself on high,
Oct 15, 2009 · Garcilaso de la Vega (ca. 1501–36), a Castilian nobleman and soldier at the court of Charles V, lived a short but glamorous life. As the first poet to make the Italian Renaissance lyric style at home in Spanish, he is credited with beginning the golden age of Spanish poetry.
1501-1536 (active) Biography. Garcilaso de la Vega, was a Spanish soldier and poet. The prototypical "Renaissance man," he was the most influential (though not the first or the only) poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques and themes to Spain.
