Juan Hurtado y Jiménez de la Serna, Granada, España - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Era doctor en Filosofía y Letras y licenciado en Derecho. A principios del siglo XX opositó, sin éxito, a cátedras de universidad en Valencia, Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, Madrid, Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla y Oviedo. En diciembre de 1906 se incorporó a la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de Madrid en calidad de profesor auxiliar de la sección de Letras. Su hoja de servicios certifica un «desempeño constante de las cátedras de Paleografía y Latín Vulgar de la Universidad Central» y el «eventual de las cátedras de Lengua y Literatura Españolas, Lengua y Literatura Latinas, y Filología Comparada del Latín y el Castellano». Fue catedrático, por oposición, de Lengua y Literatura Españolas en la Universidad de Sevilla (desde el 15 de diciembre de 1910) y de la de Madrid desde el 1 de abril de 1914. Coincidió con Pedro Salinas, pero no simpatizaron, ya que Hurtado seguía la erudita metodología historicista del Positivismo en sus pedantes, documentadas y precisas lecciones, mientras que Salinas procuraba ante todo actualizar y vitalizar a los clásicos, de forma que este último lo juzgó negativamente en diversas ocasiones por considerar que tenía "menos espíritu que un ladrillo"1? llamándolo a espaldas suyas "la bestia de Hurtado, el autor de ese manual desdichado" y "semipersona".? Tampoco se ganó las simpatías de Francisco Ayala, quien detestaba que hiciera recitar a sus alumnos de pe a pa su manual de literatura y que lo retrató así:

«En cuanto a don Juan Hurtado, Juanito como le llamábamos por burla, era un granadino gordo, desgarbado, miope, mediocre y torpón, que no dominaba la clase y tenía que afrontar las clásicas bromas majaderas de los estudiantes»

Era de ideología tradicionalista y muy cristiana y codirigió con su amigo el arabista Ángel González Palencia (1889-1949) Letras Españolas, Colección de Obras Selectas y Modernas de la Editorial Voluntad (Madrid, 1925-1927), 25 volúmenes de autores del Siglo de Oro. Con González Palencia, que escribió a su muerte una sentida necrológica, elaboró también una monumental Historia de la literatura española de orientación menendezpelayuna y precisa y bien documentada, dirigida a un público universitario y culto, que tuvo seis ediciones, más bien reimpresiones, con escasísimos cambios. Incluye esta obra periodos paganos, cristianos, literatura hispanojudía e hispanoarábiga, y divide la Edad Media castellana en tres periodos: siglos XII y XIII, siglo XIV y siglo XV. Igualmente, con Palencia, tradujo la Historia de la literatura universal de Émile Faguet y Arqueles Vela que incluía a Hitler como uno de sus autores.

He was a Doctor of Philosophy and Letters and graduated in Law. At the beginning of the 20th century, he unsuccessfully competed for university chairs in Valencia, Santiago de Compostela, Salamanca, Madrid, Barcelona, ??Granada, Seville and Oviedo. In December 1906 he joined the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters in Madrid as assistant professor of the Letters section. His service sheet certifies a "constant performance of the Paleography and Vulgar Latin chairs of the Central University" and the "eventual of the chairs of Spanish Language and Literature, Latin Language and Literature, and Comparative Philology of Latin and Spanish". He was professor, by opposition, of Spanish Language and Literature at the University of Seville (since December 15, 1910) and of Madrid from April 1, 1914. He coincided with Pedro Salinas, but they did not like each other, since Hurtado he followed the erudite historicist methodology of Positivism in his pedantic, documented and precise lessons, while Salinas tried above all to update and vitalize the classics, so that the latter judged him negatively on several occasions, considering that he had "less spirit than a brick". "1 Calling him behind his back "the beast of Hurtado, the author of that unfortunate manual" and "semi-person". literature and who portrayed it thus:

«As for Don Juan Hurtado, Juanito as we called him for fun, he was a fat, gangly, myopic, mediocre and clumsy Granada, who did not dominate the class and had to face the classic foolish jokes of the students»

He was of traditionalist and very Christian ideology and co-directed with his friend the Arabist Ángel González Palencia (1889-1949) Spanish Letters, Collection of Selected and Modern Works of Editorial Voluntad (Madrid, 1925-1927), 25 volumes by authors of the Century of Gold. With González Palencia, who wrote a heartfelt obituary after his death, he also produced a monumental History of Spanish Literature with a Menendezpelayuna orientation, precise and well documented, aimed at a university and educated public, which had six editions, mostly reprints, with very few changes. This work includes pagan and Christian periods, Hispano-Jewish and Hispano-Arabic literature, and divides the Castilian Middle Ages into three periods: the 12th and 13th centuries, the 14th century and the 15th century. Likewise, with Palencia, he translated the Historia de la literatura universal by Émile Faguet and Arqueles Vela, which included Hitler as one of its authors.

Description: Historiador literario español y antólogo de la literatura española. Tradujo la Historia de la literatura universal de Émile Faguet y Arqueles Vela que incluía a Hitler como uno de sus autores. Spanish literary historian and anthologist of Spanish literature. He translated the Historia de la literatura universal by Émile Faguet and Arqueles Vela, which included Hitler as one of its authors. Date of birth: 08/22/1875 Date of death: 09/27/1944 Area of notoriety: Literature Marker Type: Crypt (below ground) Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 08:00 a 18:30 Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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