Narciso Serra

Narciso Serra (24 February 1830 - 26 September 1877) was a Spanish poet and dramatist.

Life Narciso Saénz Díez Serra was born in Madrid. His paternity is widely ascribed to the soldier-writer Antonio Ros de Olano, however. ending up as a cavalry officer. known as a reveller with a weakness for women and gambling. He was confined to a wheel chair. None of this prevented him from continuing to publish, however.

He now entered government service, obtaining a ministry job. In 1864 he was elected to the position of theatre censor,

Works Evaluated in the context of the Alta comedia tradition, which peaked during the third quarter of the nineteenth century, at least one commentator believes that Serra is among those who have been "unjustifiably forgotten", although while he was alive, at the height of his career, he enjoyed prestige and success. He collaborated with writers such as Miguel Pastorfido and Salvador María Granés and also, between 1848 and 1854, trod the boards as an actor. His dramatic output received positive reviews from writers such as Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano and Francisco Miquel y Badía.

His plays include "La boda de Quevedo" ("The marriage of Quevedo") and "Don Tomás o El loco de la guardilla" (loosely "Don Thomas or the crazy guardsman").