José María Souvirón

José María Souvirón (1904–1973) was a Spanish poet, writer, and professor.[1]

He was a member of the Generation of '27, an influential group of Spanish poets. He was the founder of the literary magazine Ambos in Malaga (1923).[2][3] He won the Miguel de Cervantes Spanish National Prize for Literature (1967). He served as a professor at the Catholic University, Santiago, Chile, and held the Director Ramiro de Maeztu chair at the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica, Madrid.

Selected works

Poetry

  • Gargola (1923)
  • Conjunto (1928)
  • Fuego a Bordo (1932)
  • Plural Belleza (1936)
  • Olvido Apasionado (1941)
  • Tiempo Favorable (1948)
  • El Solitario y la Tierra (1961)
  • El Desalojado (1969)
  • Poesia Entera (1973)

Novels

  • La Luz no esta Lejos (1945)
  • El Viento en las Ruinas (1946)
  • La Danza y el Llanto (1952)
  • Cristo en Torremolinos (1963)

Essays

  • "Amarilis" (1935)
  • "Compromiso y Desercion" (1959)
  • "El Principe de Este Siglo. La Literatura Moderna y el Demonio" (1967)

References

  1. ^ Eiden, Leo J. (1981). Education in the United States: Statistical Highlights Through 1979-80 (in Spanish). National Center for Education Statistics. pp. 1124–1132.
  2. ^ Morris, Cyril Brian (1991). The Surrealist Adventure in Spain. Dovehouse Editions. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-919473-82-9.
  3. ^ Crispin, John (1983). Quest for Wholeness: The Personality and Works of Manuel Altolaguirre. Albatros Hispanofila. p. 21. ISBN 978-84-7274-105-8.