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Emilio Nicolás Oribe (April 13, 1893 – May 24, 1975), was a 
As a philosopher, he was a strong
Poetry and poetics in Emilio Oribe
(Spanish)
(Spanish) 1893 births 1975 deaths People from Melo, Uruguay Uruguayan people of Basque descent 20th-century Uruguayan physicians 20th-century Uruguayan poets Uruguayan male poets Uruguayan essayists Members of the Uruguayan Academy of Language Male essayists 20th-century essayists 20th-century Uruguayan male writers 20th-century Uruguayan philosophers {{Uruguay-philosopher-stub
Uruguay
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an poet
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, essayist, philosopher, and doctor.
A professor at the University of the Republic, Uruguay
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, Oribe was dean of the university's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences and a member of the Uruguayan Academy of Letters.
As a poet, he developed an avant-garde
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style influenced by Ultraism
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The movement was launched in the tertulias of Madr ...
.
As a philosopher, he was a strong idealist
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, and often expressed himself using aphorism
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s.
Notable works
Poetry
*''Alucinaciones de belleza'' (1912) *''El nardo del ánfora'' (1915) *''El castillo interior'' (1917) *''El halconero astral'' (1919) *''El nunca usado mar'' (1922) *''La colina del pájaro rojo'' (1925)Essays
*''Poética y plástica'' (1930) *''Teoría del «nous»'' (1934) *''El mito y el logos'' (1945) *''Ars magna'' (1960)External links
Poetry and poetics in Emilio Oribe
(Spanish)
(Spanish) 1893 births 1975 deaths People from Melo, Uruguay Uruguayan people of Basque descent 20th-century Uruguayan physicians 20th-century Uruguayan poets Uruguayan male poets Uruguayan essayists Members of the Uruguayan Academy of Language Male essayists 20th-century essayists 20th-century Uruguayan male writers 20th-century Uruguayan philosophers {{Uruguay-philosopher-stub