Emilio Ballagas

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Emilio Ballagas (* 1908 in Camagüey , Cuba , † 1954 in Havana , Cuba) was a Cuban writer.

Ballagas studied philology at the University of Havana and graduated with a doctorate . He was then entrusted with a teaching position at the Santa Clara College of Education . He later moved to a similar institution in Havana as a lecturer.

As early as 1930 he made his debut with his poetry anthology “Júbilo y fuga”. Since then, Ballagas has also been a freelancer for Revista Cubana magazine . Between 1920 and 1930 he also made two study trips to and through Europe and the USA.

reception

With his first work, Ballagas already showed himself to be a representative of Poesía pura . This emerged as a further development of Creacionismo by Vicente Huidobro and reached its climax in Mariano Brull in Cuba.

Ballagas' literary work spans an arc from Afro-Cuban rhythms to neo-romantic elegies and ends with echoes of religious themes in his later works. His early lyrical oeuvre was rather freely formed; Over time he discovered more and more the possibilities of the design language of decime , lira and sonnet .

Honors

  • 1951 - Prémio Nacional for Cielo en rehenes

Works (selection)

Single issues
  • Cielo en rehenes . 1955.
  • Cuaderno de poesía negrea . 1934.
  • Nuestro señora del mar . 1943.
  • Prose . ELC, Havana 2008, ISBN 978-959-101479-5 .
  • Sabor eterno . 1939.
Work editions
  • Obra poética . Villaverde, Havana 1955.
  • Rosario Antuña (Ed.): Órbita de Emilio Ballagas . Uneac, Havana 1965.

literature

  • David W. Foster: Cuban literature. Research guide . Garland, New York 1985, ISBN 0-8240-8903-0 .
  • Rogelio A. de LaTorre: Emilio Ballagas. Poeta de su tiempo . University Press, Bloomington, Ind. 1974.
  • Dieter Reichardt: Latin American authors. Literary dictionary and bibliography of German translations . Erdmann Verlag, Tübingen 1972, ISBN 3-7711-0152-2 , p. 398.
  • Emilia Sánchez: Ballagas. Cantor de aire y escritor en tierra . Editorial Ácana, Camagüey 2001, ISBN 959-704580-X .

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personal data
SURNAME Ballagas, Emilio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cuban writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Camaguey , Cuba
DATE OF DEATH 1954
Place of death Havana , Cuba