Alicia Galaz Vivar (December 4, 1936, in Valparaiso – October 18, 2003, in

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) was a Chilean poet and literary researcher. She was the founder and director of the poetry magazine ''Tebaida''.

Biography

Galaz Vivar was born in Valparaiso and was a professor at the

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(now University of Tarapaca). Along with her husband, fellow poet

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, she became a key figure in ''Tebaida'', a culture magazine founded in 1968. They were forced into exile in 1975 in the aftermath of the Chilean military coup of 1973.Daniel Rojas. ''Semblanzas profundas: Revistas 'Tebaida' y 'Extramuros
''El Morro Cotudo'', 30.03.2011; acceso 15.07.2011 She received a doctorate from the

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and taught, starting in 1989, at the

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. She retired with the rank of professor emeritus. She died in the town of

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at her place of residence in 2003.''Dossier sobre Alicia Galaz en Trilce (Chile)''
editorial Betania, 14.10.2011; acceso 18.08.2012

Works

* ''La fábula de Píramo y Tisbe y la interpretación burlesca de la mitología grecolatina'', essay, Ediciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Educación, de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, 1955. * ''Análisis estilístico de la fábula de Píramo y Tisbe, de don

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'', essay, Ediciones de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, 1958. * ''Antología anotada de

'',

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, Santiago, 1961. * ''Antología de romances, letrillas y sonetos de Luis de Góngora'', Editorial Universitaria, Santiago, 1962 (reissued: Renacimiento, Santiago, 1970). * ''Jaula gruesa para el animal hembra'', poems, Ediciones Mimbre-Tebaida, Arica, 1972. * ''Oficio de mudanza'', poems, Editorial Betania, Madrid, 1987. * ''Alta Marea: Introvisión crítica en ocho voces latinoamericanas'', essay, Editorial Betania, Madrid, 1988. * ''Señas distantes de lo preferido'', poems, Ediciones LAR, Concepción, 1990.

References

External links

Poemas de Galaz en la revista ''Extramuros''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Galaz, Alicia 1936 births 2003 deaths Chilean women poets Writers from Valparaíso 20th-century Chilean women writers 20th-century Chilean poets People from Martin, Tennessee