Emilio Oribe
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Emilio Oribe was a Uruguay
an poet
, essayist, philosopher, and doctor.
A professor at the University of the Republic, Uruguay
, Oribe was dean of the university's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences and a member of the Uruguayan Academy of Letters.
As a poet, he developed an avant-garde
style influenced by Ultraism.
As a philosopher, he was a strong idealist
, and often expressed himself using aphorism
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Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, essayist, philosopher, and doctor.
A professor at the University of the Republic, Uruguay
University of the Republic, Uruguay
The University of the Republic is Uruguay's public university. It is the most important and country's largest university, with a student body of more than 80,000 students. It was founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Its current...
, Oribe was dean of the university's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences and a member of the Uruguayan Academy of Letters.
As a poet, he developed an avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
style influenced by Ultraism.
As a philosopher, he was a strong idealist
Idealism
In philosophy, idealism is the family of views which assert that reality, or reality as we can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically, idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing...
, and often expressed himself using aphorism
Aphorism
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates...
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Poetry
- Alucinaciones de belleza (1912)
- El nardo del ánfora (1915)
- El castillo interior (1917)
- El halconero astral (1919)
- El nunca usado mar (1922)
- La colina del pájaro rojo (1925)
Essays
- Poética y plástica (1930)
- Teoría del «nous» (1934)
- El mito y el logos (1945)
- Ars magna (1960)
External links
- Poetry and poetics in Emilio Oribe (Spanish)
- Biography in Biografías y Vidas (Spanish)