Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta
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Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta (February 6, 1929 - June 14, 2011) was a Venezuela
n writer, essayist and literary critic, specialized in the life and work of Andrés Bello
.
Sambrano Urdaneta was born at the town of Boconó
, Trujillo state
. Arrives to Caracas
during his youth, studying at the National Pedagogical Institute and the Central University of Venezuela
, graduating as Doctor of Literature.
In the 1940s, thanks to writer Pedro Grases
, Urdaneta was designated as member of the group in charge of the selection of the complete works of Andrés Bello, presided by Rafael Caldera
. Since that, Urdaneta was involved in the literary world, admiring and approaching the work of Andrés Bello
. Between 1959 and 1978, was professor at the National Pedagogical Institute and between 1965 until 1990 at the Central University of Venezuela. He was director of the La Casa de Bello Foundation (Andrés Bello Institute), from 1977 for more than 20 years, was chief editor of the National Magazine of Culture (1959–1963) and director of collections like Biblioteca Popular Venezolana and Tricolor, also was a member of the consultative council for Biblioteca Ayacucho and the publishing
Monte Ávila Editores
.
In 1978, he won the Municipal Prize of Literature for the work Poesía contemporánea de Venezuela. In 1984 he got an individual number at the Venezuelan Academy of Language, being its president until 2009. He is also an honorary member of the Caro y Cuervo Institute
of Bogotá
. During the second government of Rafael Caldera (1994–1999), he was president of the National Council of Culture (CONAC), and in 2003 was a member of the committee in tribute to Andrés Eloy Blanco
.
From 2006 was the conductor of the cultural TV program Valores
(Values), transmitted by Vale TV
; the main theme of this space is the learning of Venezuelan culture in all its dimensions, ans was named in memory of Venezuelan writer Arturo Uslar Pietri
and his TV program Valores Humanos (Human Values). In June, 2008, he proposed to the Venezuelan academy of language the creation of a linguistic and literary research center.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n writer, essayist and literary critic, specialized in the life and work of Andrés Bello
Andrés Bello
Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture...
.
Sambrano Urdaneta was born at the town of Boconó
Boconó
Boconó is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Trujillo. Founded in 1560, this city is the shire town of the Boconó Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 79,710.-History:...
, Trujillo state
Trujillo (state)
Trujillo State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its capital is Trujillo. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of 7,400 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 711,400....
. Arrives to Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
during his youth, studying at the National Pedagogical Institute and the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
, graduating as Doctor of Literature.
Pedro Grases
Pedro Grases, , was a Venezuelan writer, historian and literary critic. He won the National Prize for Literature in 1993.- See also :*Literature of Venezuela...
, Urdaneta was designated as member of the group in charge of the selection of the complete works of Andrés Bello, presided by Rafael Caldera
Rafael Caldera
Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez was president of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1999.Caldera taught sociology and law at various universities before entering politics. He was a founding member of COPEI, Venezuela's Christian Democratic party...
. Since that, Urdaneta was involved in the literary world, admiring and approaching the work of Andrés Bello
Andrés Bello
Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture...
. Between 1959 and 1978, was professor at the National Pedagogical Institute and between 1965 until 1990 at the Central University of Venezuela. He was director of the La Casa de Bello Foundation (Andrés Bello Institute), from 1977 for more than 20 years, was chief editor of the National Magazine of Culture (1959–1963) and director of collections like Biblioteca Popular Venezolana and Tricolor, also was a member of the consultative council for Biblioteca Ayacucho and the publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
Monte Ávila Editores
Monte Ávila Editores
Monte Ávila Editores is the largest and most important publishing house in Venezuela. Between 1980 and 2000 it published over 300 titles, largely by Venezuelan authors, producing over 1.2m copies....
.
In 1978, he won the Municipal Prize of Literature for the work Poesía contemporánea de Venezuela. In 1984 he got an individual number at the Venezuelan Academy of Language, being its president until 2009. He is also an honorary member of the Caro y Cuervo Institute
Instituto Caro y Cuervo
The Instituto Caro y Cuervo is an educative center specialized in Spanish literature, philology and linguistics, oriented to research and promotion of the reading habits in Colombia. This institute produces editions of Colombian authors and politics of preservation of the bibliographic national...
of Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. During the second government of Rafael Caldera (1994–1999), he was president of the National Council of Culture (CONAC), and in 2003 was a member of the committee in tribute to Andrés Eloy Blanco
Andrés Eloy Blanco
Andrés Eloy Blanco Meaño was an important Venezuelan poet, politician, member of the Generación del 28, and one of the founders of Acción Democrática ....
.
From 2006 was the conductor of the cultural TV program Valores
Valores (TV program)
Valores is a Venezuelan cultural TV program produced from July 10, 2006, until 2008, transmitted by Vale TV, and hosted by Venezuelan writer and Literary critic Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, the main theme of this space is the learning of Venezuelan culture in all its dimensions...
(Values), transmitted by Vale TV
Vale TV
Vale TV was formerly a state-owned educational channel in Venezuela called Televisora Nacional. It is currently run by Asociación Civil, a non-profit association that is owned by the Roman Catholic Archbishopric of Caracas and is supported by the leading private television networks Radio Caracas...
; the main theme of this space is the learning of Venezuelan culture in all its dimensions, ans was named in memory of Venezuelan writer Arturo Uslar Pietri
Arturo Uslar Pietri
Arturo Uslar Pietri , was a Venezuelan intellectual, lawyer, journalist, writer, television producer and politician.- Life :...
and his TV program Valores Humanos (Human Values). In June, 2008, he proposed to the Venezuelan academy of language the creation of a linguistic and literary research center.
Partial bibliography
- Cecilio Acosta, vida y obra
- Apreciación literaria
- “El Llanero”, un problema de crítica literaria
- Cronología de Andrés Bello
- El epistolario de Andrés Bello
- El Andrés Bello Universal
- Verdades y mentiras sobre Andrés Bello
- Aproximaciones a Bello
- Poesía contemporánea de Venezuela
- Literatura hispanoamericana (In collaboration with Domingo Miliani)
- Del ser y del quehacer de Julio Garmendia