Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1976) Winner
Jorge Guillén Álvarez
ホルヘ・ギジェン・アルバレス
Jorge Guillén Álvarez
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1893-01-18 （Valladolid, Spain）
- Died
- 1984-02-06 （Málaga, Spain） age 91
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Valladolid (birth and childhood) → Switzerland (1909–1911) → Madrid (studies) → Granada (degree) → Paris (Collège de Sorbonne, lector/residence) → Murcia (professorship) → Oxford (lector) → Seville (professorship) → United States (exile, Wellesley, Harvard, University of Pittsburgh) → Italy (retirement period, Florence) → Málaga (final years and death)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, University professor, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1919-1984
- Affiliations
- Collège de Sorbonne (University of Paris), University of Murcia, University of Oxford (lector), University of Seville, Wellesley College (professor), Harvard University (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures), University of Pittsburgh (Mellon Professor)
- Memberships
- Generation of '27 (Spanish literary movement), Real Academia Española (honorary member, 1978)
- Influenced By
- Paul Valéry, Luis de Góngora, José Ortega y Gasset, Walt Whitman, Pedro Salinas
- Influenced
- 20th-century Spanish-language poetry, Later generations of Spanish poets, Claudio Guillén (son; influential literary scholar)
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature (nominated four times)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Granada | Philosophy | — | Licenciatura (Philosophy) | 1910年代 | Spain |
| University of Madrid (Complutense) | Philosophy | — | Doctorate | 1920年代 | Spain |
University of Granada
Philosophy
Degree:
Licenciatura (Philosophy)
Period:
1910年代
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
Spain
Completed a licenciatura in philosophy at Granada
University of Madrid (Complutense)
Philosophy
Degree:
Doctorate
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
Spain
Doctoral dissertation on Góngora's Polifemo
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Miguel de Cervantes Prize | — | — | Miguel de Cervantes Prize committee (Spain) | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes | — | — | International cultural institution (Mexico) | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía | — | — | Junta de Andalucía | 受賞 |
| — | Ollin Yoliztli Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1976
Organization:
Miguel de Cervantes Prize committee (Spain)
Result:
受賞
Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes
1977
Organization:
International cultural institution (Mexico)
Result:
受賞
Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía
1983
Organization:
Junta de Andalucía
Result:
受賞
Ollin Yoliztli Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cántico
1928 Poetry collectionHis landmark collection. First issued with 75 poems and expanded in subsequent editions to a final compilation of 334 poems. Characterized by concentrated depictions of reality, technical rigor and restrained emotion.
Depiction of realityClarity and pure poetryExistence, death, everyday life
Translations
- Available in translations (various languages)
Clamor
1957 Poetry collectionThe counterpart to Cántico, collecting poems from the 1950s onward. Contains more uneasy, questioning poems that respond to exile, age, and historical circumstances.
AnxietyTime and agingUrban life and mechanization
Translations
- Translated into English and other languages
Homenaje
1967 Poetry collection / occasional poemsA collection of occasional poems, tributes, and reflections on friends, readings and places; includes translations and prologues.
ReminiscenceFriendshipReflections on poetry
Bibliography
- Cántico (editions: 1928, 1936, 1945, 1950)
- Huerto de Melibea (1954)
- Del amanecer y el despertar (1956)
- Clamor. Maremágnum (1957)
- Lugar de Lázaro (1957)
- Historia Natural (1960)
- Las tentaciones de Antonio (1962)
- Según las horas (1962)
- Clamor. A la altura de las circunstancias (1963)
- Homenaje. Reunión de vidas (1967)
- Aire nuestro: Cántico, Clamor, Homenaje (1968)
- Guirnalda civil (1970)
- Al margen (1972)
- Y otros poemas (1973)
- Convivencia (1975)
- Final (1981)
- La expresión (1981)
- Horses in the Air and Other Poems (English translation, 1999)
Translations by Author
- Paul Valéry, 'Le Cimetière marin' (Spanish translation, 1930)
- Paul Claudel, 'A los mártires españoles' (translation, 1937)
Translations of Works
- Cántico translated into English and other languages (various translations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Orientation toward 'pure poetry' (purity of poetic language)Objective, elliptical and restrained emotional expressionEmphasis on formal rigor and prosody
- Recurring Motifs
- Observation of reality and its quintessenceTime and deathEveryday objects and urban lifeReflection on history and culture
Health
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Hip fracture (from a fall)1970Sustained a hip fracture in 1970 which affected mobility and his ability to lecture and travel
Legacy
Jorge Guillén is a leading poet of the Generation of '27, known for pursuing purity and technical rigor in poetry. He received the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 1976 and left a significant impact on Spanish-language literature. He is commemorated by monuments, stamps and substantial academic study.
Museums
- Monument 'Homage to Jorge Guillén' (outside National Sculpture Museum) Valladolid, outside the National Sculpture Museum
- Monument 'Jorge Guillén and Childhood' (Poniente Gardens) Valladolid, Jardines del Poniente Opened in 1998
Academic Societies
- Real Academia Española (honorary member)
Archives
- Jorge Guillén Foundation archives (selected materials)
- Holdings in national libraries and academic institutions (VIAF, national authority files)
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in Giannina Braschi's novel 'Yo-Yo Boing!' as part of a debate on Spanish-language poetry
- Spanish government postage stamp issued in 1993 and various public monuments
Quotes
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Reality is depicted in the poem, but not described in its external likeness.
Source: Language and Poetry (1961)
Trivia
- His son Claudio Guillén became a noted scholar of comparative literature.
- Sustained a hip fracture in 1970 after a fall.
- Spanish government issued postage stamps bearing his portrait in 1993.
- Recorded in the Nobel Prize nomination database as nominated four times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- Some of his poetry has been translated into English, e.g. 'Horses in the Air and Other Poems' (1999).