José María Balcells Doménech

José María Balcells Doménech (born March 5, 1943, in Barcelona) is a Spanish philologist, literary critic, and university professor, widely recognized for his work on 20th‑century Spanish literature. His research focuses on figures such as Miguel Hernández, Rafael Alberti, Ángel Crespo, as well as topics like the Spanish Golden Age and women's literature.

He began in secondary education in Catalonia (1969–1985), then worked as a researcher for the Commission for the Fifth Centenary of the Discovery of America under the Catalan Government (1985–1986). He served as Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona (1986–1991) and Rovira i Virgili University (1991–1992). In 1993, he became Full Professor of Hispanic Philology at the University of León, and directed the Department of Hispanic and Classical Philology (2007–2013).^[1]

He has studied 20th‑century Spanish poetry, burlesque epic, exile literature, orientalism, bullfighting in literature, and female voices in poetry.^[2] He has lectured at the City University of New York, University of Ottawa, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Seoul National University, and branches of the Instituto Cervantes.^[3]

• Tragedia en juego. Toros y tauromaquia en Miguel de Unamuno (University of Jaén, 2022)^[4]
• Miguel Hernández y los poetas hispanoamericanos (2020)
• La epopeya burlada. Del 'Libro de buen Amor' a Juan Goytisolo (University of León, 2016)
• Los desvelos de Isis. Sobre poetas, poemas y poesía (University of León, 2014)
• Voces del margen. Mujer y poesía en España. Siglo XX (University of León, 2009)

Corresponding member of:

• Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona
• Real Academia Alfonso X el Sabio
• North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE)^[5]

• AEPE – European Association of Teachers of Spanish
• University of Jaén – Author profile
• Dialnet – Author profile
• Zenda Libros – Author page
• Academia.edu – Academic profile
• ResearchGate – Scientific contributions