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Venezuelan Literature
Venezuelan literature can be traced to pre-Hispanic times with the myths and oral literature that formed the cosmogonic view of the world that indigenous people had. Some of these stories are still known in Venezuela. Like many Latin American countries, the Spanish conquerors have had the greatest effect on both the culture and the literature. The first written documents by the Spanish colonizers are considered to be the origin of Venezuela's written literature. This has included chronicles, letters, acts, etc. Venezuela's first major writer was Andrés Bello. Venezuelan literature developed in the 19th century with the formation of Venezuela as a nation state and the political conflicts of the time between conservatives and liberals. Notable works include ''Venezuela Heroica'' (1881), by Eduardo Blanco, on the Venezuelan War of Independence. In the 20th century, with the modernization and urbanization of Venezuela thanks to the economic boom provided by petroleum, some of its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-Columbian
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492. Usually, the era covers the history of Indigenous cultures until significant influence by Europeans. This may have occurred decades or even centuries after Columbus for certain cultures. Many pre-Columbian civilizations were marked by permanent settlements, cities, agriculture, civic and monumental architecture, major earthworks, and complex societal hierarchies. Some of these civilizations had long faded by the time of the first permanent European colonies (c. late 16th–early 17th centuries), and are known only through archaeological investigations and oral history. Other civilizations were contemporary with the colonial period and were described in European historical accounts of the time. A few, such as the Maya civilization, had their own wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doña Bárbara
''Doña Bárbara (Lady Bárbara)'' is a novel by Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, first published in 1929. It was described in 1974 as "possibly the most widely known Latin American novel".Shaw, Donald, "Gallegos' Revision of Doña Bárbara 1929-30, ''Hispanic Review'' 42(3), Summer 1974, p265 This regionalist novel deals with the confrontation between civilization and the barbaric aspects of the rural environment and its inhabitants. It is written in the third person and mixes vernacular language and regionalisms with literary narrative, making the main conflict more obvious and at the same time more tangible. This novel is considered a masterpiece of Venezuelan literature and a classic in Latin American literature. It establishes a psychological study of the people of the Venezuelan plains: victims of unfortunate situations, but at the same time strong and courageous. Publication Gallegos took his first trip into the Llanos of Apure, central Venezuela at Easter 1927, in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin American Literature By Country
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the Roman Republic it became the dominant language in the Italian region and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. Even after the fall of Western Rome, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe until well into the 18th century, when other regional vernaculars (including its own descendants, the Romance languages) supplanted it in common academic and political usage, and it eventually became a dead language in the modern linguistic definition. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), six or seven noun cases (nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, ablative, and vocative), five declensions, four verb conjugat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Literature
Venezuelan literature can be traced to pre-Hispanic times with the myths and oral literature that formed the cosmogonic view of the world that indigenous people had. Some of these stories are still known in Venezuela. Like many Latin American countries, the Spanish conquerors have had the greatest effect on both the culture and the literature. The first written documents by the Spanish colonizers are considered to be the origin of Venezuela's written literature. This has included chronicles, letters, acts, etc. Venezuela's first major writer was Andrés Bello. Venezuelan literature developed in the 19th century with the formation of Venezuela as a nation state and the political conflicts of the time between conservatives and liberals. Notable works include ''Venezuela Heroica'' (1881), by Eduardo Blanco, on the Venezuelan War of Independence. In the 20th century, with the modernization and urbanization of Venezuela thanks to the economic boom provided by petroleum, some of its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Venezuela
The cultures of Venezuela are diverse and complex, influenced by the many different people who have made Venezuela their home. Venezuela has distinctive and original art, literature and music. People Venezuela's cultural heritage includes the original Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, Venezuelan natives, the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, and the 19th century waves of immigration that brought many Italians in Venezuela, Italians, Portuguese Venezuelans, Portuguese, Arab Venezuelans, Arabs, German Venezuelans, Germans, Moroccan Jews, and others from the bordering countries of South America. About 93% of Venezuelans live in urban areas in the northern part of the country. Even though almost half of the land area is south of the Orinoco River, only 5% of the population lives in that area. More than 71% of the population call themselves Catholic and most of the rest are other Christians, mainly Protestant. Venezuela's heritage, art, and culture have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin American Literature
Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and the indigenous languages of the Americas. It rose to particular prominence globally during the second half of the 20th century, largely due to the international success of the style known as magical realism. As such, the region's literature is often associated solely with this style, with the 20th century literary movement known as Latin American Boom, and with its most famous exponent, Gabriel García Márquez. Latin American literature has a rich and complex tradition of literary production that dates back many centuries. History Pre-Columbian literature Pre-Columbian cultures were primarily oral, though the Aztecs and Mayans, for instance, produced elaborate codices. Oral accounts of mythological and religious beliefs were also sometimes recorded after the arrival of European colonizers, as was the case with the Popol Vuh. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Venezuelan Writers
This is a list in alphabetical order of Venezuelan literary figures and their most representative works, including poets, novelists, historians, essayists, and scholars. A-B * Alfredo Armas Alfonzo (1921–1990) historian, author of "El osario de Dios" (1967). * Laura Antillano (born 1950), writer, author of "Dime si adentro de ti, no oyes tu corazón partir" (1983 and 1992), "La luna no es pan de horno y otros cuentos" (2005). * José Antonio de Armas Chitty (1908–1995) historian, author of "Zaraza, Biografía de un Pueblo", "Caracas habla en Documentos". * Rafael Arráiz Lucca (born 1959) historian, essayist, poet and journalist, author of "Venezuela en cuatro asaltos" (1993), "El recuerdo de Venecia y otros ensayos" (1999) and "Venezuela: 1830 a nuestros días" (2007). * Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva (1886–1962) poet, author of "Voz asilada" (1939). *Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (1905–1971) poet, author of "Cantas" (1938) and "Glosas del cancionero" (1950). * Michaelle Ascencio (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Refugee Crisis
The Venezuelan migration and refugee crisis, the largest recorded refugee crisis in the Americas, * * * * refers to the emigration of millions of Venezuelans from their native country during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro because of the Bolivarian Revolution. The revolution was an attempt by Chávez and later Maduro to establish a cultural and political hegemony, which culminated in the crisis in Bolivarian Venezuela. The resulting refugee crisis has been compared to those faced by Cuban exiles, Syrian refugees and those affected by the European migrant crisis. The Bolivarian government has denied any migratory crisis, stating that the United Nations and others are attempting to justify foreign intervention within Venezuela. ''Newsweek'' described the "Bolivarian diaspora" as "a reversal of fortune on a massive scale", where the "reversal" is a comparison with Venezuela's high immigration rate during the 20th century. Initially, upper class Venezuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Montejo
Eugenio Montejo (1938 in Caracas – 5 June 2008 in Valencia) was a Venezuelan poet and essay writer, founder of the literary magazine Azar and co-founder of Revista Poesía, a poetry magazine published by the University of Carabobo. He was researcher at the "Rómulo Gallegos" Centre for Latin American Studies in Caracas and contributed to a large number of national and international magazines. In Venezuela he was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1998 and in 2004 he received the International Octavio Paz Prize for Poetry and Essay. International interest in Montejo's poetry grew after his poem "La Tierra Giró para Acercarnos" ("The Earth Turned to Bring Us Closer") was used in the film ''21 Grams'' by feted Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu. A few lines from the poem are quoted by Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Cadenas
Rafael Cadenas (born 8 April 1930 Barquisimeto, Lara) is a Venezuelan poet and essayist. Career He taught for many years at the Central University of Venezuela. He received the National Prize for Literature (1985), Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009) and García Lorca Prize (2015). Cadenas was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2022, the first Venezuelan to receive the award. Awards * Conac's essay prize (1984). * National Prize for Literature (Poetry)(Venezuela, 1985). * Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde's International Prize of Poetry (1992). * Guggenheim Fellowship (1986). * Honorary degree from the University of the Andes, Venezuela The University of the Andes ( Spanish: ''Universidad de Los Andes'', ULA) is the second-oldest university in Venezuela, whose main campus is located in the city of Mérida, Venezuela. ULA is the largest public university in the Venezuelan Andes ... (2001). * Honorary degree from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Prize For Literature (Venezuela)
{{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) The National Prize for Literature (Spanish: ''Premio Nacional de Literatura'') is a literary award made annually to Venezuelan writers. * 1948 Mario Briceño Iragorry (''El Regente Heredia o la piedad heroica'') * 1949 Carlos Augusto León (''A solas con la vida'') * 1950 Santiago Key Ayala (''Bajo el signo del Avila'') * 1951 Juan Liscano (''Humano destino'') * 1952 Ramón Díaz Sánchez (''Guzmán: elipse de una ambición de poder'') * 1953 Félix Armando Núñez (''El poema de la tarde'') * 1954 Mariano Picón Salas (''Los días de Cipriano Castro'') * 1954 Arturo Uslar Pietri (''Las nubes'') * 1955 Manuel Felipe Rugeles (''Cantos de sur y norte'') * 1956 Miguel Otero Silva (''Casas Muertas'') * 1956 Augusto Mijares (''La luz y el espejo'') * 1957 Juan Beroes (''Poemas itálicos : materia de eternidad'') * 1958 Rómulo Gallegos (''La doncella'') * 1959 Juan Manuel González (''La heredad junto al viento'') * 1960 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador Garmendia
Salvador Garmendia Graterón (11 June 1928, Barquisimeto – 13 May 2001, Caracas) was a notable Venezuelan author, awarded in 1972 with the National Prize for Literature. In 1989 received the Juan Rulfo Prize for ''Tan desnuda como una piedra''. List of works Novels * Los pequeños seres (1958) * Los habitantes (1961) * Día de ceniza (1963) * La mala vida (1968) * Los pies de barro (1972) * Memorias de Altagracia (1974) * El capitán Kid (1988) Novellas * El parque (1946) Short story collections * Cuentos cómicos (1991) * Doble fondo (1966) * Difuntos, extraños y volátiles (1970) * Los escondites (1972) * El inquieto Anacobero y otros cuentos (1976) * El brujo hípico y otros relatos (1979) * Enmiendas y atropellos (1979) * El único lugar posible (1981) * Hace mal tiempo afuera (1986) * La casa del tiempo (1986) * La gata y la señora (1991) * La media espada de Amadís (1998) * No es el espejo (2002) * El regreso (2004) * El inquieto Anacobero y otros relato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
