Manuel Gálvez (Author)

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Manuel Gálvez

Manuel Gálvez (born July 18, 1882 in Paraná , Entre Ríos province , † November 14, 1962 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine historian and writer.

Life

Gálvez comes from the upper middle class of his country. His family were wealthy landowners and one of his ancestors, Juan de Garay, was instrumental in founding Buenos Aires.

He completed his school days at the Jesuit college in his hometown; then he went to the capital at the local university a . a. Law to study. In 1904 he was able to successfully complete this course.

Manuel Gálvez died at the age of 86 on November 14, 1962 in Buenos Aires, where he found his final resting place in the La Recoleta cemetery .

Honors

A memorial was erected in his honor in the Recoleta district (Buenos Aires) on Plaza Vicente López .

reception

Together with Ricardo Rojas, Gálvez is one of the most important representatives of the Hispanidad movement, who are focusing on returning to their Spanish roots and thus turning to Spain and, in a broader sense, Europe.

Works

Biographies

Essays

  • El solar de la raza .
  • La vida múltiple .
  • El novelista y las novelas .

Poetry

  • Poemas para la recién llegada .
  • El enigma interior .
  • Sendero de humilidad .

Novels

  • La sombra del convento .
  • Nacha Regules .
  • Historia de arrabal .

Plays

  • El hombrede los ojos azules .
  • Caliban .

literature

  • Walther L. Bernecker et al. a .: Spain Lexicon. Beck, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-406-34724-X .
  • Lift up Clementi: Manuel Gálvez. Atravesando nuestra historia. Editorial Leviatan, Buenos Aires 2001, ISBN 987-514-050-3 .
  • Torcuato S. DiTella: Latin American Politics. A theoretical approach. University Press, Austin, Tx. 2001, ISBN 0-292-71613-3 .
  • Franco Quinziano: Manuel Gálvez. La Argentina del centenario y la "Nueva raz latina". In: RILCE. Revista de filología Hispánica. Volume 18, Issue 1, 2002, pp. 87-96.
  • Dieter Reichardt: Latin American authors. Literary dictionary. Erdmann, Tübingen 1972, ISBN 3-7711-0152-2 , pp. 64-66.
  • Marianne Schmidt-Merz: The image of the Argentine society in the novels of Manuel Gálvez. Dissertation, University of Bonn 1978. Lang, Frankfurt am Main 1978, ISBN 3-261-02693-6 ( Hispanic Studies. Volume 8).
  • Nicolas Shumway: The Invention of Argentina. University Press, Berkeley, Calif. 2003, ISBN 0-520-08284-2 .
  • Ricardo Szmetan: La situación del escritor en la obra de Manuel Gálvez (1916–1935) (= American University Studies. Volume 189). Lang, New York 1994, ISBN 0-8204-1746-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Gálvez, Manuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine historian and writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Paraná , Entre Ríos Province
DATE OF DEATH November 14, 1962
Place of death Buenos Aires