Salvador Novo ( Spanish: Salvador Novo ; June 30, 1904 , Mexico City - January 13, 1974 , Mexico City ) - Mexican poet and prose writer, journalist, historian, prominent member of the Contemporaries group.
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Biography
He studied law at the National Autonomous University , but did not finish the course. He did not hide his homosexual inclinations, challenging the then society and at the same time achieving public recognition. Together with Javier Villaurrutia, he founded the Ulysses experimental theater ( 1927 ) and the Sovremenniki magazine ( 1928 ). He did not shy away from administrative activities: he headed the department of public relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , the publishing department in the Ministry of Education. Over the years, he chronicled the cultural life of the capital, studied the history of Mexico City. In 1947, together with Carlos Chavez, he created the country's most important cultural institution - the National Institute of Fine Arts, until 1952 he headed the theater department in it, worked as a playwright. Author of 11 poetry books, compiler of numerous anthologies. He was extremely active, but in 1969 he suffered two heart attacks , switched to a home lifestyle, however, without stopping hard work. Left a rich archive.
Artwork
- 1925 - Twenty Poems / XX Poemas
- 1928 - Return Ticket (novel, reprint. 2002, 2004)
- 1933 - Nuevo amor
- 1933 - Espejo
- 1934 - Seamen Rhymes
- 1934 - Romance de Angelillo y Adela
- 1934 - Poemas proletarios
- 1934 - Never ever
- 1937 - Un poema
- 1938 - En defensa de lo usado y otros ensayos (essay)
- 1938 - Selected Poems / Poesías escogidas
- 1944 - Nuestra Tierra
- 1945 - Florido laude
- 1945 - Salt statue / La estatua de sal (autobiography, publ. 1998, reprint. 2008)
- 1947 - New Greatness of Mexico / Nueva grandeza mexicana: ensayo sobre la Ciudad de México y sus alrededores (historical essay; title - a reference to the poem by Bernardo de Valbuena Greatness of Mexico , publ. 1604)
- 1948 - The learned lady / La culta dama (play, filmed in 1957 , [1] )
- Don Quixote (re-enactment of the novel)
- 1952 - Birds in Spanish Poetry / Las aves en la poesía castellana (essay)
- 1955 - Eighteen Sonnets / Dieciocho sonetos
- 1955 - Sátira, el libro ca ...
- 1961 - Poesía
- 1962 - A Brief History of Coyacan / Breve historia de Coyoacán (historical essay)
- 1962 - Letras vencidas
- 1963 - The War of the Fat Men / La guerra de las gordas (play)
- 1964 - Breve historia y antología sobre la fiebre amarilla
- 1965 - Crónica regiomontana
- 1967 - Mexican cuisine, or Gastronomic history of Mexico City / Cocina mexicana; o, Historia gastronómica de la Ciudad de México
- 1967 - Image of the city / Imagen de una ciudad (historical essay, with photos)
- 1967 - Apuntes para una historia de la publicidad en la Ciudad de México (historical essays)
- 1968 - La ciudad de México en 1867
- 1970 - Almost Jocasta / Yocasta o casi (play)
- A ocho columnas (play)
- 1971 - Historia y leyenda de Coyoacán
- 1972 - Las Locas, el sexo, los burdeles
- 1974 - Six Centuries of Mexico City / Seis siglos de la Ciudad de México (compiled)
- 1974 - Los paseos de la Ciudad de México . México, Fondo de Cultura Económica
Recognition
Member of the Mexican Academy of Language ( 1952 ). The title of Chronicler of the city of Mexico City ( 1965 ). National Prize in Language and Literature ( 1967 ). In 1968 , a street in the capital was named after the writer.
Publications in Russian
- [Poems] / Transl. V. Stolbova // Poets of Mexico. M .: Fiction, 1975, p.228-235
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 Salvador Novo
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
Literature
- Muncy M. Salvador Novo y su teatro. (Estudio crítico). Madrid: Atlas, 1971 (reprinted 1976)
- Barrera R. Salvador Novo: navaja de la inteligencia. San Rafael: Plaza y Valdés Editores, 1999
- Monsiváis C. Salvador Novo: lo marginal en el centro. México: Ediciones Era, 2000
Links
- Short biography, poems on line (Spanish)