José Gorostiza Alcalá (10 November 1901 – 16 March 1973) was a Mexican poet, educator, and diplomat. For his achievements in the poetic arts, he was made a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua.
José Gorostiza
Born
José Gorostiza Alcalá (1901-11-10)10 November 1901 Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico
José Gorostiza was born in the riverine city of Villahermosa, then known as San Juan Bautista, to Celestino Gorostiza and Elvira Alcalá de Gorostiza. He was a descendant of the Spanish playwright Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza.[1] His younger brother Celestino would also become an important artist. He moved to Mexico City to attend the National Preparatory School and later the Colegio Francés de Mascarones. After graduating from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, he worked first as a professor at his alma mater and then at the National School of Teachers in 1932.
After teaching followed a series of important administrative jobs in the government: head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Secretariat of Public Education (1932-1935) and head of the Department of Publicity at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (1935-1937). Subsequently, he served in various diplomatic and ambassadorial capacities, including: Director General of Political Affairs at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations, Director General of the Diplomatic Service (Secretariat of Foreign Relations) (1944), Ambassador to Greece (1950-1951), Secretary of Foreign Relations (1964), and head of the National Commission of Nuclear Energy (1965-1970).
Literary endeavorsedit
Between 1928 and 1931, he was part of the influential vanguardist group Los Contemporáneos, to which Jorge Cuesta, Salvador Novo, Gilberto Owen, Carlos Pellicer, Jaime Torres Bodet, and Xavier Villaurrutia also belonged. His literary output, though sparse, was rich in content. His first book of poetry, Canciones para cantar en las barcas (Songs to Sing on Boats), appeared in 1925. After a lull of fourteen years came what is considered his masterpiece, Muerte sin fin (Death without End). In 1964, he published Poesía (Poetry), a collection of his previously published work plus a section dedicated to unfinished pieces called Del poema frustrado (Of the Frustrated Poem). In 1969, he published a book of essays titled Prosa (Prose).
On May 14, 1954, he was elected a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, at the occasion of which he read an essay entitled "Notas sobre poesía" ("Notes on Poetry"). On March 22, 1955, he became a numerary member of the same and held seat 25. He died, aged 71, in Mexico City.
^Pacheco, J. E. "Gorostiza, José (1901-1979)." Latin American Writers, edited by Carlos A. Solé, vol. 2, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989, pp. 923-931. World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean. Accessed 5 Oct. 2019.
^"Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 54. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
General referencesedit
Camp, Roderic Ai, Mexican political biographies, 1935-1993. The Hague: Mouton, 1993.
Cortes, Eladio (24 November 1992). Dictionary of Mexican Literature (in Spanish). Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN978-0-313-36899-8. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
Xirau, Ramón (1955). Tres poetas de la soledad (in Spanish). Antigua Librería Robredo. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jose Gorostiza Alcala 10 November 1901 16 March 1973 was a Mexican poet educator and diplomat For his achievements in the poetic arts he was made a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua Jose GorostizaBornJose Gorostiza Alcala 1901 11 10 10 November 1901Villahermosa Tabasco MexicoDied16 March 1973 1973 03 16 aged 71 Mexico City Federal District MexicoOccupationPoet educator diplomatLanguageSpanishAlma materUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoPeriod1925 1969GenrePoetry essayLiterary movementLos ContemporaneosNotable worksCanciones para cantar en las barcasMuerte sin finNotable awardsPremio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 1968 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Literary endeavors 2 Awards 3 Selected published works 4 See also 5 References 5 1 General references 6 External linksBiography editJose Gorostiza was born in the riverine city of Villahermosa then known as San Juan Bautista to Celestino Gorostiza and Elvira Alcala de Gorostiza He was a descendant of the Spanish playwright Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza 1 His younger brother Celestino would also become an important artist He moved to Mexico City to attend the National Preparatory School and later the Colegio Frances de Mascarones After graduating from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico he worked first as a professor at his alma mater and then at the National School of Teachers in 1932 After teaching followed a series of important administrative jobs in the government head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Secretariat of Public Education 1932 1935 and head of the Department of Publicity at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations 1935 1937 Subsequently he served in various diplomatic and ambassadorial capacities including Director General of Political Affairs at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations Director General of the Diplomatic Service Secretariat of Foreign Relations 1944 Ambassador to Greece 1950 1951 Secretary of Foreign Relations 1964 and head of the National Commission of Nuclear Energy 1965 1970 Literary endeavors edit Between 1928 and 1931 he was part of the influential vanguardist group Los Contemporaneos to which Jorge Cuesta Salvador Novo Gilberto Owen Carlos Pellicer Jaime Torres Bodet and Xavier Villaurrutia also belonged His literary output though sparse was rich in content His first book of poetry Canciones para cantar en las barcas Songs to Sing on Boats appeared in 1925 After a lull of fourteen years came what is considered his masterpiece Muerte sin fin Death without End In 1964 he published Poesia Poetry a collection of his previously published work plus a section dedicated to unfinished pieces called Del poema frustrado Of the Frustrated Poem In 1969 he published a book of essays titled Prosa Prose On May 14 1954 he was elected a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua at the occasion of which he read an essay entitled Notas sobre poesia Notes on Poetry On March 22 1955 he became a numerary member of the same and held seat 25 He died aged 71 in Mexico City Awards editNational Prize for Arts and Sciences Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 1968 Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria 1958 2 Selected published works editCanciones para cantar en las barcas 1925 Muerte sin fin 1939 Poesia Notas sobre poesia Canciones para cantar en las barcas Del poema frustrado Muerte sin fin 1964 Prosa 1969 Epistolario 1918 1940 Edited by Guillermo Sheridan 1988 Poesia completa Edited by Guillermo Sheridan 1996See also edit nbsp Mexico portal nbsp Poetry portal nbsp Literature portal nbsp Politics portalRosario Castellanos Carlos Fuentes Octavio Paz Sergio Pitol Alfonso ReyesReferences edit Pacheco J E Gorostiza Jose 1901 1979 Latin American Writers edited by Carlos A Sole vol 2 Charles Scribner s Sons 1989 pp 923 931 World Scholar Latin America amp the Caribbean Accessed 5 Oct 2019 Reply to a parliamentary question PDF in German p 54 Retrieved 3 October 2012 General references edit Camp Roderic Ai Mexican political biographies 1935 1993 The Hague Mouton 1993 Cortes Eladio 24 November 1992 Dictionary of Mexican Literature in Spanish Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN 978 0 313 36899 8 Retrieved 18 January 2024 Xirau Ramon 1955 Tres poetas de la soledad in Spanish Antigua Libreria Robredo Retrieved 18 January 2024 External links editSelections from Death without End at the Wayback Machine archived October 27 2009 in Spanish Jose Gorostiza in Spanish Seleccion de poemas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Gorostiza amp oldid 1197976018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
