One hundred reprints containing almost all articles on literary subjects written by Ángel Valbuena Briones have been donated by his widow, Barbara Hobart Valbuena, the University of Murcia.
Died in February this year, Angel Valbuena Briones was a renowned Spanish scholar, and as stated by his biographer, Professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Murcia Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga, "one of the most respected personalities in the field of studies Calderonians international hispanismo ".
Son of Valbuena Prat, another Hispanist prestigious Valbuena Briones had formed at the University of Murcia in the 40s, playing out teaching in it, to do it later in Madrid and Britain, but it was in the United States (Wisconsin at Madison , Yale and permanently in Delaware), which develop most of their work.
The original Articles of half a century-a period extending from the early 50s until 2001 have just been donated to the University of Murcia by his widow, Barbara Hobart Valbuena reprints.
The writings will have been directly entrusted to Francisco Javier Díez de Revenga "in the hope that they can help and be of interest to students and teachers."
The grant has a special importance, since, as said Mrs. Hobart in a letter sent to the professor at the University of Murcia "Have been published in professional journals in the United States, Europe and South America, and some are very hard to find ".
In that notice to the professor's widow Valbuena Briones refers to his work as a typist in the work of her husband -revisando "carefully and rewriting everything several times before sending the originals to the press" - and says that she who was responsible, throughout their lives, turning to machine his articles, books, lectures and class readings was.
Source: UMU