Rafael Cadenas
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Rafael Cadenas is a Venezualean poet
, and essayist.
He teaches at the Central University of Venezuela
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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...
, and essayist.
He teaches at the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
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Awards
- Conac's essay prize (1984).
- National Prize for LiteratureNational Prize for Literature (Venezuela)The National Prize for Literature is a literary award made annually to Venezuelan writers.* 1948 Mario Briceño Iragorry...
(Poetry)(Venezuela, 1985). - Juan Antonio Pérez BonaldeJuan Antonio Pérez BonaldeJuan Antonio Pérez Bonalde was a Venezuelan translator and poet. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.-Life:Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1846. He lived many years in exile, due to political problems his family had with the government of that time...
's International Prize of Poetry (1992). - Guggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim FellowshipGuggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
(1986). - Honorary degree from the University of the Andes, Venezuela (2001).
- Honorary degree from the Central University of Venezuela (2005).
- Guadalajara's International Book Fair prize of literature (Romance languages) (México, 2009)
Poetry
- Cantos iniciales (1946)
- Una isla (1958)
- Los cuadernos del destierro (1960, 2001)
- "Derrota" (1963)
- Falsas maniobras (1966)
- Intemperie (1977)
- Memorial (1977) Bilingual Edition (Spanish to English)
- Amante (1983)
- Dichos (1992)
- Gestiones (1992)
- Antología (1958–1993) (1996), (1999)
- Amante (bid & co. editor, 2002)
- Poemas selectos (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2006, 2009)
- Amant (bid & co. editor, 2004) [trad. al francés de "Amante")
- Lover (bid & co. editor, 2004, 2009)
- El taller de al lado (bid & co. editor, 2005)
Essays
- Literatura y vida (1972)
- Realidad y literatura (1979)
- Apuntes sobre San Juan de la Cruz y la mística (1977, 1995)
- La barbarie civilizada (1981)
- Anotaciones (1983)
- Reflexiones sobre la ciudad moderna (1983)
- En torno al lenguaje (1984)
- Sobre la enseñanza de la literatura en la Educación Media (1998)
External links
- Author's website
- "Rafael Cadenas: “Nunca he sabido lo que es un poema”", Harry Almela, 8.31.2008
- "Contra la barbarie de la propia estimación: Entrevista con Rafael Cadenas", Claudia Posadas
- "Rafael Cadenas", Spanish Wikipedia