Enrique Ojeda(born 1928) was a professor at
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
for 30 years, is the author of several books about Latin American literature, and has been called "the world's leading authority" on Ecuadoran poet
Jorge Carrera Andrade
Jorge Carrera Andrade was an Ecuadorian poet, historian, author, and diplomat during the 20th century. He was born in Quito, Ecuador in 1902. He died in 1978. During his life and after his death he has been recognized with Jorge Luis Borges, Vice ...
. Ojeda has also written extensively on Ecuadoran novelist
Jorge Icaza
Jorge Icaza Coronel (July 10, 1906 – May 26, 1978), commonly referred to as Jorge Icaza, was a writer from Ecuador, best known for his novel '' Huasipungo'', which brought attention to the exploitation of Ecuador's indigenous people by Ecuadoria ...
.
Ojeda grew up in Quito, Ecuador, where his father had a dental practice. He attended prep school at Quito's Colegio Loyola, a Jesuit institution, then earned a BA and an MA at the
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: ''Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador'') is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador.
History
The university opened in the fall of 1946, with Carlo ...
. Moving to the U.S., Ojeda earned an MA in French Literature at the
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,00 ...
in 1959. In 1966, Ojeda earned a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
.
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Books
* ''Cuatro obras de Jorge Icaza'', Quito, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1960.
* ''Jorge Carrera Andrade. Introducción al estudio de su vida y de su obra''
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Madrid-New York, Torres Library of Literary Studies, 1972
* ''La ciudad sobre la colina''
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Quito, Banco Central del Ecuador, 1990
* ''Ensayos sobre Jorge Icaza''
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Quito, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1991
* ''En pos del minero de la noche''
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Quito, Paradiso Editores, 2010
Ojeda edited, and wrote introductions for, the following books by Jorge Carrera Andrade:
* ''Poesía última'', New York, Las Americas Publishing Company, 1968
* ''Reflexiones sobre la poesía hispanoamericana'', Quito, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1987
* ''El volcán y el colibri. Autobiografía'', Quito, Corporación Editora Nacional, 1989
* ''Relatos de un gozoso tragaleguas'', Quito, Banco Central del Ecuador, 1994
* ''Poesías desconocidas de Jorge Carrera Andrade''
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Quito, Paradiso Editores, 2002
* ''Microgramas'', Quito, Orogenia, 2007
Ojeda wrote a chapter called "Jorge Carrera Andrade" for ''Latin American Writers'', Supplement I, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002
Ojeda wrote many journal articles, including, "Littérature de l' Équateur", "Les années Fastes: de 1920 a 1960", ''Nuit Blanche'', Québec, Février 2004
Personal
Ojeda lives with his wife, Jo Ellen Haynes Ojeda, in Barrington, Rhode Island and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
photo of Enrique Ojeda
References
External links
The Official Website of Jorge Carrera Andrade
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1928 births
Living people
Boston College faculty
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador alumni
University of Cincinnati alumni
Harvard University alumni
Ecuadorian emigrants to the United States
20th-century American writers
21st-century American writers
20th-century American male writers