José Ortega Torres (born 1943) is a
poet born in
Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
,
Spain; he is a known author in the
Andalusian poetic scene. A contemporary of the ''
Novísimos
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'' poetic movement, his work follows more traditional forms (
rhyme
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,
sonnet
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), with a marked rhythm and deliberate word choice that bring to mind the classical Mediterranean tradition
His biography sheds light on the local history of poetry in the city of Granada.
Biography
José Ortega Torres majored in
Romance Philology
Romance studies or Romance philology ( an, filolochía romanica; ca, filologia romànica; french: romanistique; eo, latinida filologio; it, filologia romanza; pt, filologia românica; ro, romanistică; es, filología románica) is an acade ...
at the
University of Granada between 1966 and 1969 and in 1971 read his dissertation "Aproximación a la poesía de Rafael Guillén" (Approach to the poetry of Rafael Guillén), under the supervision of Professor Emilio Orozco Díaz. In 1975 he founded with poets José Lupiáñez (
La Línea de la Concepción) and José Gutiérrez (
Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
) the
Silene literary collection, which since then has published works by many local poets (among others, Juan de Loxa, José Rienda, Elena Martín Vivaldi and Carmelo Sánchez Muros). He obtained his Ph.D. in Spanish Philology in 1971 with the work "La poesía de Rafael Guillén: lengua, temas y estilo" (Rafael Guillén's Poetry - Language, Subjects and Style).
During the 1990s and 2000s he taught
Spanish Literature at the
Faculty of Translation and Interpreting of the University of Granada.
José Ortega Torres uses the
anagram
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Narzeo Antino.
Quotes
:'Diamante', Granada, 1978, p. 34.
Works and Prizes
* Cauce vivo ("A Live Riverbed"), 1971, signed as Aldo Fresno
* Ceremonia salvaje ("A Wild Ceremony"), 1973
* Carmen de
Aynadamar ("The Carmen of Aynadamar"), 1974
* Ritos y cenizas ("Rites and Ashes"), 1975
* "Poema de la
Alhambra
The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the ...
, de A.E.” (published in the Granada journa
Idealon February 23, 1975)
* El exilio y el reino ("The Exile and the Kingdom"), 1979
*
Hierofanía ("Hierophany", 1981),
Federico García Lorca Prize in 1979 (sponsored by the
University of Granada).
* La diadema y el cetro: himno ("The Diadem and the Sceptre - a Hymn"), 1983
* Diamante: (espacio íntimo) (Diamond: an intimate space"), 1987
* Olvido es el mar, ("The Sea is Oblivion"), 1989
*
Domus aurea ("Domus Aurea", 1996), Provincia de
León Prize, 1994.
* Laurel & glosa, ("A Laurel and a Note"), 1997
* Centinela del aire ("The Sentinel of the Air"), 1999, Ciudad de
Salamanca Prize.
* Amante desafío ("A Loving Challenge"), 2001
* Fulgor de la materia ("The Splendor of the Matter"), 2003
* Un título para Eros. Erotismo, sensualidad y sexualidad en la literatura ("A Title for Eros. Erotism, Sensuality and Sexuality in Literature"), Chapter 7 - “Falomanía y travesura en El jardín de Venus de Samaniego” ("Fallomania and Play in Samaniego's Garden of Venus")
References
External links
Editorial Dauro site - Reference to the author's work and prizes
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Living people
People from Granada
20th-century Spanish poets
1943 births
Spanish male poets
20th-century Spanish male writers