Emilio Oribe

Emilio Oribe (Melo, 1893 - Montevideo, 1975), was a Uruguayan poet, essayist, philosopher, and doctor.Fact|date=March 2008

A professor at the University of the Republic, Uruguay, Oribe was dean of the university's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences and a member of the Uruguayan Academy of Letters.

As a poet, he developed an avant-garde style influenced by Ultraism.

As a philosopher, he was a strong idealist, and often expressed himself using aphorisms.

Notable works

Poetry

*"Alucinaciones de belleza" (1912)
*"El nardo del ánfora" (1915)
*"El castillo interior" (1917)
*"El halconero astral" (1919)
*"El nunca usado mar" (1922)
*"La colina del pájaro rojo" (1925)

Essays

*"Poética y plástica" (1930)
*"Teoría del «nous»" (1934)
*"El mito y el logos" (1945)
*"Ars magna" (1960)

External links

*es [http://www.secrel.com.br/jpoesia/bh4oribe.htm Poetry and poetics in Emilio Oribe]
*es [http://www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/o/oribe_emilio.htm Biography in "Biografías y Vidas"]