Ginés Perez de Hita (1544?–1605?), Spanish novelist and poet, was born at Mula (Murcia) about the middle of the 16th century. Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... This article is about the Spanish city. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

He owes his wide celebrity to the Spanish de los bandos de Mexico y Abencerrajes (1595–1604), better known as the Guerras civiles de Granada, which purports to be a chronicle based on an Arabic original ascribed to a certain Aben-Hamin. Abencerrages, was a family or faction that is said to have held a prominent position in the Moorish kingdom of Granada in the 15th century. ...

Abed-Hamin is a fictitious character, and the Guerras de Granada is, in reality, a historical novel, perhaps the earliest example of its kind, and certainly the first historical novel that attained popularity.

In the first part, the events which led to the downfall of Granada are related with uncommon brilliancy, and Pérez de Hita's sympathetic transcription of life at the Emir's court has clearly suggested the conventional presentation of the picturesque, chivalrous Moor in the pages of Mlle de Scudéry, Mme de Lafayette, Châteaubriand and Washington Irving. For other uses, see Granada (disambiguation). ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ... For other uses, see moor. ... Madeleine de Scudéry (November 15, 1607 - June 2, 1701), often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer. ... Madame de La Fayette (baptized March 18, 1634 - May 25, 1693) was a French writer, the alleged author of La Princesse de Clèves, Frances first historical novel and often taken to be one of the earliest European novels of its day. ... François-René de Chateaubriand, painting by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, beginning of 19th century. ... Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ...

The second part is concerned with the author's personal experiences and the treatment is effective; yet, though Calderón's play, Amar después de la muerte, is derived from it, this less picturesque second part has never enjoyed the vogue or influence of the first. The exact date of Pérez de Hita's death is unknown. His blank verse rendering of the Crónica Troyana, written in 1596, exists in manuscript. Calderón may refer to Alberto Calderón Ivan Calderón boxer Ivan Calderón (baseball player) Pedro Calderón de la Barca Rafael Ángel Calderón Sila María Calderón Tego Calderón The Spanish name for the Pilot whale. ... Blank verse is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. ...

References

Modern Editions

• ISBN 978-84-338-2569-8 - Historia de los bandos de zegríes y abencerrajes (primera parte de las "Guerras Civiles de Granada".) Editorial Universidad de Granada, 1999
• ISBN 84-338-2445-7 - La guerra de los moriscos (segunda parte de las "Guerras Civiles de Granada".) Editorial Universidad de Granada, 1998
• ISBN 84-96528-09-X - Guerras civiles de Granada. Simancas Ediciones, 2005
• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.