José Antonio Alonso Navarro
José Antonio Alonso Navarro is a philologist, university professor of English and English literature, and European literature in general.
In addition, he is a medievalist, a translator, and a writer. He was born in Madrid in 1965. Navarro holds a BA in English Philology from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD in English Philology from the Coruña University. He wrote a doctoral dissertation about the afterlife in Medieval Europe, and included a complete comparative analysis of two medieval texts on the afterlife within the same genre. He was awarded the "CUM LAUDE" accolade.
On 21 March 2017 Nick White, Deputy Head of Mission and Chargé d´Affaires at the British Embassy of Asuncion, Paraguay, awarded Navarro a Certificate of Honor on behalf of the British Ambassador in Asuncion, Jeremy Hobbs due to his outstanding contribution to the translation and spread of Medieval English Literature in both Spain and Paraguay for almost 20 years.Some books as a writer
- Paraguayan Pearls. Álamo. 1999.
- Soly Luna. Arandurá. 2000.
- Llanto de Niño Gris. Arandurá. 2001.
- Che ñahati-i paraguaya. Arandurá. 2003.
- Arroyos y Esteros. Etigraf. 2003.
- Réquiem por Atocha. Nueva Dramaturgia Malagueña. 2.005.
- Málaga en Picasso. Universidad Autónoma de Asunción. 2006.
- Como agua cristalina. Universidad Autónoma de Asunción. 2018.
- Yerutíes de terciopelo negro y rojo. Arandurá. 2002.
- Bálsamo de Alpandeire. Universidad Autónoma de Asunción. 2019.
- Juan Manuel Marcos:Un periplo por su voz poética. Asunción UniNorte. 2019.
Some translations of medieval texts written in "Middle English"
- Sir Gowther
- Piers Ploughman's creed
- Piers Ploughman's creed
- The Vision of Tundal
- The gast of Gy
- The flower and the leaf
- Marian lyrics
- Sir Owain
- Sir Cleges
- Sir Degaré
- Sir Isumbras
- Translation into Spanish of "Sir Corneus"
- Translation into Spanish of "The Isle of Ladies"
- Sir Eglamour of Artois
- The Tale of the Basin
- The Lady Prioress
- Sir Launfal
- Friar Daw's Reply
- Jack Upland
- Sir Orfeo