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'''Ricardo Gullón Fernández''' (30/31 August 1908 – 11 February 1991) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] writer, essayist and literary critic.<ref>[http://www.fpa.es/en/1989-ricardo-gullon.html?texto=trayectoria Profile]</ref> He was born in [[Astorga]], [[Province of León|Leon]], where he received his primary education. He went to secondary school in [[France]], and studied law at the [[Autonomous University of Madrid|University of Madrid]]. He developed a strong friendship with the writer [[Juan Ramon Jimenez]]. In 1935, he published his first book ''Fin de semana''. He was imprisoned by [[General Franco]]'s forces for collaborating with the republican forces during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. He was liberated with the help of [[Luis Rosales]] and [[Luis Felipe Vivanco]]. In 1953, he travelled to [[Puerto Rico]] to visit his exiled friend Juan Ramón Jiménez and remained there for three years.
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'''Ricardo Gullón Fernández''' (30 August 1908 – 11 February 1991) was a Spanish writer, essayist and literary critic.<ref>[http://www.fpa.es/en/1989-ricardo-gullon.html?texto=trayectoria Profile]</ref> He was born in [[Astorga, Spain|Astorga]], [[Province of León|Leon]], where he received his primary education. He went to secondary school in [[France]], and studied law at the [[Autonomous University of Madrid|University of Madrid]]. He developed a strong friendship with the writer [[Juan Ramón Jiménez]]. In 1935, he published his first book ''Fin de semana''. He was imprisoned by the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalist forces]] for collaborating with the republican forces during the [[Spanish Civil War]]. He was released with the help of [[Luis Rosales]] and [[Luis Felipe Vivanco]]. In 1953, he travelled to [[Puerto Rico]] to visit his exiled friend Juan Ramón Jiménez and remained there for three years.
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He moved to the United States where he taught [[Spanish literature]] at several universities including Columbia, Chicago and Texas-Austin. He supervised doctoral theses on the 19th-century Spanish novel and contemporary Spanish poetry, among other literary topics. In the US, he is now regarded as one of the leading Hispanists of the 20th century. He was a recognized authority on the works of Juan Ramón Jiménez, [[Benito Pérez Galdós]], [[José María de Pereda]], [[Antonio Machado]] and [[Miguel de Unamuno]]. In 1989, he was elected to the [[Royal Spanish Academy]]. Also that year, he received the prestigious [[Asturias Prize]].

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He moved to the United States where he taught [[Spanish literature]] at several universities including Columbia, Chicago and Texas-Austin. He supervised doctoral theses on the 19th-century Spanish novel and contemporary Spanish poetry, among other literary topics. In the US, he is now regarded as one of the leading Hispanists of the 20th century. He was a recognized authority on the works of Juan Ramón Jiménez, [[Benito Pérez Galdós]], [[José María de Pereda]], [[Antonio Machado]] and [[Miguel de Unamuno]]. In 1989, he was elected to the [[Royal Spanish Academy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rae.es/academico/ricardo-gullon|title=Ricardo Gullón - letra c|website=[[Real Academia Española]]|language=es|access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref> Also that year, he received the prestigious [[Prince of Asturias Awards|Prince of Asturias Award]] for Literature.


He died in [[Madrid]] in 1991.
He died in [[Madrid]] in 1991.

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Latest revision as of 12:50, 31 May 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gullón and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
The Most Excellent
Ricardo Gullón
Born
Ricardo Gullón Fernández

(1908-08-30)30 August 1908
Astorga, Spain
Died11 February 1991(1991-02-11) (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain
Seat c of the Real Academia Española
In office
22 October 1990 – 11 February 1991
Preceded byManuel Fernández-Galiano [es][a]
Succeeded byVíctor García de la Concha

Ricardo Gullón Fernández (30 August 1908 – 11 February 1991) was a Spanish writer, essayist and literary critic.[1] He was born in Astorga, Leon, where he received his primary education. He went to secondary school in France, and studied law at the University of Madrid. He developed a strong friendship with the writer Juan Ramón Jiménez. In 1935, he published his first book Fin de semana. He was imprisoned by the Nationalist forces for collaborating with the republican forces during the Spanish Civil War. He was released with the help of Luis Rosales and Luis Felipe Vivanco. In 1953, he travelled to Puerto Rico to visit his exiled friend Juan Ramón Jiménez and remained there for three years.

He moved to the United States where he taught Spanish literature at several universities including Columbia, Chicago and Texas-Austin. He supervised doctoral theses on the 19th-century Spanish novel and contemporary Spanish poetry, among other literary topics. In the US, he is now regarded as one of the leading Hispanists of the 20th century. He was a recognized authority on the works of Juan Ramón Jiménez, Benito Pérez Galdós, José María de Pereda, Antonio Machado and Miguel de Unamuno. In 1989, he was elected to the Royal Spanish Academy.[2] Also that year, he received the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Literature.

He died in Madrid in 1991.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Fernández-Galiano was elected for the position in 1987 but never took the seat

References[edit]

  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ "Ricardo Gullón - letra c". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.


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